beholder

[bih-hohld]

be·hold

[bih-hohld] verb, be·held, be·hold·ing, interjection
verb (used with object)
1.
to observe; look at; see.
interjection
2.
look; see: And, behold, three sentries of the King did appear.

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Beholder is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English beholden, Old English behaldan to keep. See be-, hold1

be·hold·a·ble, adjective
be·hold·er, noun
un·be·hold·a·ble, adjective


1. regard, gaze upon, view; watch; discern.

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behold (bɪˈhəʊld)
 
vb , -holds, -holding, -held
to look (at); observe
 
[Old English bihealdan; related to Old High German bihaltan, Dutch behouden; see be-, hold]
 
be'holder
 
n

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