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dim-sighted
ˈdim-ˌsighted, a. Having dim sight (lit. and fig.).1561 T. Norton Calvin's Inst. i. 11 b, Olde men..or they whose eyes are dimm sighted. 1679 Bedloe Popish Plot A ij b, They are very dim-sighted that cannot see through such Impostures. 1775 Adair Amer. Ind. 230 Our dim-sighted politicians. 1840 Dick...
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Longinus
Petrus Comestor was one of the first to add an eyesight problem to the legend and his text can be translated as "blind", "dim-sighted" or "weak-sighted
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purblind
▪ I. purblind, a. (ˈpɜːblaɪnd) Forms: α. 3 pur blind, 4 pure blynde, 6 pour, poure, 6–7 pore, poare, poore blind (etc.), 8 pur blind. β. 6 poore-blynd, 6–7 pur-blinde, 7 pore-, poare-, pure-blinde, 7–8 pur-blind. γ. 3, 6–7 purblinde, 5–6 purblynde, 6–7 purblynd, 6– purblind; 6–7 purreblind; 6 poore-...
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C/2012 F6 (Lemmon)
On 24 March 2013, Lemmon reached its orbital perihelion and afterwards began to dim. Observational history
Following discovery, Lemmon remained a dim object but steadily brightened over the next few months.
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USS S-37
A minute later, she sighted another, closer formation of four destroyers, distance , plus the dim outlines of three large ships resembling transports, At 0700, when S-37 sighted another destroyer patrol, the slick remained obvious but unnoticed.
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dim
▪ I. dim, a. and n. (dɪm) Forms: 1– dim; also 3–4 dime, 4 dyme, 4–6 dym, dymme, 5 dimm, 6 dymbe, 6–7 dimme, 7 dimn, dimb. [OE. dim(m = OFris. dim, ON. dimm-r. Cf. OHG. timbar (MHG. timber, timmer, mod.Swiss. dial. timmer) ‘dim, obscure, dark’, which may represent an OTeut. *dim-ro- and contain the s...
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Evangelistas Lighthouse
With a dim light on the horizon we could see large waves crashing heavily in the western part of the islands: a vision that hardly anyone can imagine.. was remarked upon by the United States Hydrographic Office:
When approaching Magellan Strait it is of the utmost importance that Los Evangelistas be sighted
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sand-blind
ˈsand-blind, a. Now arch., poet., and dial. [Prob. a perversion of OE. *samblind (see sam- and blind a.), after sand n.2 Cf. Johnson's explanation: ‘Having a defect in the eyes, by which small particles appear to fly before them’.] Half-blind, dim-sighted, purblind. Also fig.14.. Nom. in Wr.-Wülcker...
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USS Tautog (SS-199)
On 20 October, her lookouts spotted the dim outline of a ship through a rain squall. On 17 March, she sighted a grounded tanker with topside damage from an air attack.
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incapacious
incapacious, a. (ɪnkəˈpeɪʃəs) [f. L. incapāx, incapāci- + -ous: cf. It. incapace and capacious.] Not capacious; the opposite of capacious. 1. Not of sufficient size to take in or contain something; not having space or room. b. Not able to contain much; not spacious or roomy; narrow, limited. (lit. a...
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Ashen light
The ashen light has often been sighted when Venus is in the evening sky, when the evening terminator of the planet is toward the Earth. However, dim emissions have been detected twice outside of solar storms, on December 27, 2010, and December 12, 2013 respectively.
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Carry On Behind
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Frustrated butcher Fred Ramsden (Windsor Davies) and his dim electrician friend Ernie Bragg (Jack Douglas) happily head off for a holiday trip at Sam Kelly as projectionist (uncredited)
Johnny Briggs as plasterer (uncredited)
Lucy Griffiths as lady with hat (uncredited)
Stanley McGeagh as short-sighted
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Lavender Castle
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The Twaddle Twins: A pair of alien traders, the two one-legged brothers are named Dim and Duff. Bharron: A seemingly uninhabited desert planet, where Lavender Castle can be sighted once every thousand years when the two suns of the planet eclipse.
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nyctalope
nyctalope, n. and a. (ˈnɪktələʊp) [ad. Gr. νυκτάλωψ, -άλωπος nyctalops. Cf. F. and Pg. nyctalope, Sp. nictalope.] A. n. One affected with nyctalopia. Found only in the plural, which may be intended for the classical plural (nɪktəˈləʊpiːz) of nyctalops.1601 Holland Pliny xxviii. xi, Since as be dim-s...
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