5. The instrument of seeing; the eye. Why cloud they not their sights Shak.
6. Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the sight of only one person.
7. Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was harmless. Wake. That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. Luke xvi. 15.
8. A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained; as, the sight of a quadrant. Thier eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel. Shak.
9. A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming. Farrow.
10. In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space, the opening.
11. A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money. [Now colloquial]
Note: Sight in this last sense was formerly employed in the best usage. "A sight of lawyers." Latimer. A wonder sight of flowers. Gower. At sight, as soon as seen, or presented to sight; as, a draft payable at sight: to read Greek at sight; to shoot a person at sight. — Front sight (Firearms), the sight nearest the muzzle. — Open sight. (Firearms) (a) A front sight through which the objects aimed at may be seen, in distinction from one that hides the object. (b) A rear sight having an open notch instead of an aperture. — Peep sight, Rear sight. See under Peep, and Rear. — Sight draft, an order, or bill of exchange, directing the payment of money at sight. — To take sight, to take aim; to look for the purpose of directing a piece of artillery, or the like.
Syn.
— Vision; view; show; spectacle; representation; exhibition.
SIGHT
Sight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sighting.]