▪ I. deˈscrying, vbl. n.1
[f. descry v.1]
The action of the vb. descry1; perception from a distance, discovery; also attrib.
| 1577–87 Holinshed Hist. Scot. (R.), Vpon the first descrieng of the enimies approach. a 1729 S. Clarke Serm. I. cxiii. (R.), Now we see through a glass darkly, as through a descrying-glass. |
▪ II. † deˈscrying, vbl. n.2
Description, enrolment, etc.: see descry v.2
| c 1400 Three Kings Cologne 20 Þis discrying was first made vnder Cirinus. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 119 Descrynge, descriptio. |