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eyesight

[ahy-sahyt] Origin

eye·sight

[ahy-sahyt]
noun
1.
the power or faculty of seeing.
2.
the act or fact of seeing.
3.
the range of the eye: to come within eyesight.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English; see eye, sight
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Eyesight is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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eyesight (ˈaɪˌsaɪt)
 
n
the ability to see; faculty of sight

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Word Origin & History

eyesight
c.1200, from eye + sight.
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eyesight eye·sight (ī'sīt')
n.

  1. The faculty of sight; vision.

  2. Range of vision; view.

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