vis'e

Vis\'e

Vi*s['e]"\, n. [F. vis['e], p. p. of viser to put a visa to, fr. L. visus seen, p. p. of videre to see.] An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities of certain countries on the continent of Europe, denoting that it has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on his journey; a visa.
Webster's Revised

Vis\'e

Vi*s['e]"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vis['e]ed; p. pr. & vb. n. Vis['e]ing.] To examine and indorse, as a passport; to visa.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Vis'e is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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