seeing eyen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌsiːɪŋ ˈʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌsiɪŋ ˈaɪ/

Forms: see seeing adj. and eye n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seeing adj., eye n.¹

Etymology: < seeing adj. + eye n.¹

A. n.

1. An eye (with reference to its ability to see); a functioning eye, esp. as opposed to one that is blind or has impaired vision.

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a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. xx. 12 The herende ere, and the seende eȝe [L. oculum videntem], the Lord made euer either.

c1450 J. Metham Physiognomy in Wks. (1916) 126 (MED) The syte..ys the rounde blak spot in the myddys off yche seeyng eye.

1655 J. Lightfoot Harmony New-Test. 48 He cures blind eyes on the Sabbath, by putting clay upon them made of his spittle, a ready way one would have thought to have put seeing eyes out.

1759 W. Porterfield Treat. Eye II. iii. v. 108 The Pupil of the seeing Eye is made to contract by the Light that enters it.

1773 S. Johnson Let. 26 May in H. L. Piozzi Lett. to & from Johnson (1788) I. 93 My fever has departed; but has left me a very severe inflammation in the seeing eye.

1833 W. R. Hamilton On Gen. Method expressing Paths of Light 3 The notion of straight lines or rays of communication, between a visible object and a seeing eye.

1875 Christian Advocate 24 June 194/5 Some of the greatest and best men that ever lived were stone blind. Yet to have seeing eyes is generally counted a great blessing.

1913 C. A. Wood et al. Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat 139 Dr. Calhoun..performed a neurectomy on the blind eye with apparent benefit to the seeing eye.

2014 Bailliere's Nurses' Dict. (ed. 26) 25/1 Anophthalmia, congenital absence of a seeing eye.

2. In singular and (occasionally) in plural. An ability to see things clearly, esp. more clearly than most people; the quality of being observant, perceptive, or insightful.Sometimes as part of an extended metaphor, esp. with reference to Proverbs 20:12 ‘The hearing eare, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made euen both of them’ (cf. quot. a1382 at sense A. 1).

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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun]

sharpnessc897

yepshipc1000

insightc1175

yepleȝȝcc1175

yephedea1250

wit1297

fellnessa1382

policyc1440

discerningc1450

policec1450

inspectiona1527

perceivance1534

aptitude1548

sagacity1548

acuity?1549

nimbleness1561

acumen1579

seeing eye1579

esprit1591

acuteness1601

depth1605

penetration1605

knowingness1611

shrewdnessa1616

piercingnessa1628

discernment1646

sharpwittedness1647

nasuteness1660

arguteness1662

sagaciousness1678

perceptivity1700

keenness1707

cuteness1768

intuition1780

recollectedness1796

long-headedness1818

perceptiveness1823

kokum1848

incision1862

incisiveness1865

penetrativeness1873

flair1881

hard-boiledness1912

smart1964

spikiness1977

sus1979

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [noun] > faculty or quality of

seeing eye1579

animadversion1596

observation1605

animadversal1647

observancya1871

observantness1909

1579 W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue sig. Bi Sundry secret thinges which they that haue seing eyes may by ententiue reading of the same together with the Lordes assistaunce well perceiue and vnderstand.

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus (iii. 5) 654 The spirit bloweth not there, to giue the seeing eye, and hearing eare.

1782 E. Perronet Small Coll. Hymns 7 Oh thou! who see'st, give me the seeing eye.

1843 R. Evans Class Instr. 11 We must have ‘the seeing eye’, and the refined touch, and the discerning taste and smell.

1881 Sunday Mag. 10 84 We pray for seeing eyes.

1895 ‘M. Twain’ Personal Recoll. Joan of Arc xi, in Harper's Mag. Aug. 465/1 Greatest of all her gifts, she has the seeing eye.

1926 Travel Nov. 51/1 (advt.) You must go with a seeing eye—and with knowledge of what to look for.

1969 K. M. Wells Owl Pen Reader ii. 210 Grandpa saw a whole row of little folk, of fairies... You see, Grandpa had the seeing eye and grandma hadn't.

2006 S. Jennings New Artist's Man. v. 137 Manual dexterity and technical know-how are meaningless if an artist's work is deficient in thought and feeling. Along with the learning hand, one must develop a seeing eye.

B. adj. (attributive). Frequently hyphenated.

1. Originally U.S. Designating a dog trained to help blind and visually impaired people move around safely, by guiding them around obstacles and through crowds, negotiating traffic, etc. Frequently in seeing-eye dog. Also with capital initials. Cf. guide dog n. at guide n. Compounds 2.The organization The Seeing Eye, which breeds and trains puppies to become guide dogs, was established in 1929. In the United States Seeing Eye is a proprietary name for guide dogs.

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1929 N.Y. Times Mag. 3 Mar. 8/4 ‘Seeing Eye’ dogs will go to the blind at cost or a little less.

1951 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 8 Dec. 5/1 With the aid of her Seeing Eye Labrador dog, Ebony, Miss Baner gets around wonderfully well.

1979 A. Hailey Overload (new ed.) iii. xiii. 267 The interior [of the bar] was dark and smelled of mildew. ‘Christ!’ Nancy said. ‘We need a seeing-eye dog.’

1995 Guardian 20 May (Weekend Suppl.) 3/2 Either that, or Her Maj is henceforth led blindfold through the corridors of Buck House by a seeing-eye corgi.

2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 June i. 18/1 Like most airlines, Southwest does allow seeing-eye dogs and other service animals in the cabin.

2. Originally and chiefly Baseball. Designating a ball hit into the field which eludes fielders as if it can see them; of or relating to such balls. Also in extended use, of other sports.In quot. 1950: designating a bat that appears to guide the ball away from fielders (probably with reference to sense B. 1).

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [adjective] > movement of ball

hot1865

curved1870

fast-breaking1893

roundhouse1897

seeing eye1950

1950 Boston Sunday Globe 24 Sept. a27/7 Goodman isn't a power hitter. One sports writer says that he has a ‘Seeing-Eye’ bat... In effect that means he hits 'em where they ain't.

1972 Philadelphia Inquirer 20 Oct. 53/3 I just made one bad pitch... The others were seeing-eye balls, man. Can't do nothing about those.

1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 Oct. (Sports section) d1 They finished with nine hits, almost all of them the sort of exasperating bleeders, bloops and seeing-eye grounders that are St. Louis' trademark.

1994 T. Boswell Cracking Show iii. i. 38 Ripken got hot immediately. One line drive or smoking grounder after another. Plus a couple of seeing-eye bonuses.

2005 Metro (Toronto) 10 Aug. 12/5 Once there, he would wow his fellow players with his deadly shooting and seeing-eye passes.

2016 B. Kenny Ahead of Curve xxii. 222 Next hitter steps up, slaps a seeing-eye single, and that guy is..the hero.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seeing eye
释义	seeing eyen.adj. Brit. /ˌsiːɪŋ ˈʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌsiɪŋ ˈaɪ/ Forms: see seeing adj. and eye n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seeing adj., eye n.¹ Etymology: < seeing adj. + eye n.¹ A. n. 1. An eye (with reference to its ability to see); a functioning eye, esp. as opposed to one that is blind or has impaired vision. ΚΠ a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. xx. 12 The herende ere, and the seende eȝe [L. oculum videntem], the Lord made euer either. c1450 J. Metham Physiognomy in Wks. (1916) 126 (MED) The syte..ys the rounde blak spot in the myddys off yche seeyng eye. 1655 J. Lightfoot Harmony New-Test. 48 He cures blind eyes on the Sabbath, by putting clay upon them made of his spittle, a ready way one would have thought to have put seeing eyes out. 1759 W. Porterfield Treat. Eye II. iii. v. 108 The Pupil of the seeing Eye is made to contract by the Light that enters it. 1773 S. Johnson Let. 26 May in H. L. Piozzi Lett. to & from Johnson (1788) I. 93 My fever has departed; but has left me a very severe inflammation in the seeing eye. 1833 W. R. Hamilton On Gen. Method expressing Paths of Light 3 The notion of straight lines or rays of communication, between a visible object and a seeing eye. 1875 Christian Advocate 24 June 194/5 Some of the greatest and best men that ever lived were stone blind. Yet to have seeing eyes is generally counted a great blessing. 1913 C. A. Wood et al. Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat 139 Dr. Calhoun..performed a neurectomy on the blind eye with apparent benefit to the seeing eye. 2014 Bailliere's Nurses' Dict. (ed. 26) 25/1 Anophthalmia, congenital absence of a seeing eye. 2. In singular and (occasionally) in plural. An ability to see things clearly, esp. more clearly than most people; the quality of being observant, perceptive, or insightful.Sometimes as part of an extended metaphor, esp. with reference to Proverbs 20:12 ‘The hearing eare, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made euen both of them’ (cf. quot. a1382 at sense A. 1). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] sharpnessc897 yepshipc1000 insightc1175 yepleȝȝcc1175 yephedea1250 wit1297 fellnessa1382 policyc1440 discerningc1450 policec1450 inspectiona1527 perceivance1534 aptitude1548 sagacity1548 acuity?1549 nimbleness1561 acumen1579 seeing eye1579 esprit1591 acuteness1601 depth1605 penetration1605 knowingness1611 shrewdnessa1616 piercingnessa1628 discernment1646 sharpwittedness1647 nasuteness1660 arguteness1662 sagaciousness1678 perceptivity1700 keenness1707 cuteness1768 intuition1780 recollectedness1796 long-headedness1818 perceptiveness1823 kokum1848 incision1862 incisiveness1865 penetrativeness1873 flair1881 hard-boiledness1912 smart1964 spikiness1977 sus1979 the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [noun] > faculty or quality of seeing eye1579 animadversion1596 observation1605 animadversal1647 observancya1871 observantness1909 1579 W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue sig. Bi Sundry secret thinges which they that haue seing eyes may by ententiue reading of the same together with the Lordes assistaunce well perceiue and vnderstand. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus (iii. 5) 654 The spirit bloweth not there, to giue the seeing eye, and hearing eare. 1782 E. Perronet Small Coll. Hymns 7 Oh thou! who see'st, give me the seeing eye. 1843 R. Evans Class Instr. 11 We must have ‘the seeing eye’, and the refined touch, and the discerning taste and smell. 1881 Sunday Mag. 10 84 We pray for seeing eyes. 1895 ‘M. Twain’ Personal Recoll. Joan of Arc xi, in Harper's Mag. Aug. 465/1 Greatest of all her gifts, she has the seeing eye. 1926 Travel Nov. 51/1 (advt.) You must go with a seeing eye—and with knowledge of what to look for. 1969 K. M. Wells Owl Pen Reader ii. 210 Grandpa saw a whole row of little folk, of fairies... You see, Grandpa had the seeing eye and grandma hadn't. 2006 S. Jennings New Artist's Man. v. 137 Manual dexterity and technical know-how are meaningless if an artist's work is deficient in thought and feeling. Along with the learning hand, one must develop a seeing eye. B. adj. (attributive). Frequently hyphenated. 1. Originally U.S. Designating a dog trained to help blind and visually impaired people move around safely, by guiding them around obstacles and through crowds, negotiating traffic, etc. Frequently in seeing-eye dog. Also with capital initials. Cf. guide dog n. at guide n. Compounds 2.The organization The Seeing Eye, which breeds and trains puppies to become guide dogs, was established in 1929. In the United States Seeing Eye is a proprietary name for guide dogs. ΚΠ 1929 N.Y. Times Mag. 3 Mar. 8/4 ‘Seeing Eye’ dogs will go to the blind at cost or a little less. 1951 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 8 Dec. 5/1 With the aid of her Seeing Eye Labrador dog, Ebony, Miss Baner gets around wonderfully well. 1979 A. Hailey Overload (new ed.) iii. xiii. 267 The interior [of the bar] was dark and smelled of mildew. ‘Christ!’ Nancy said. ‘We need a seeing-eye dog.’ 1995 Guardian 20 May (Weekend Suppl.) 3/2 Either that, or Her Maj is henceforth led blindfold through the corridors of Buck House by a seeing-eye corgi. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 June i. 18/1 Like most airlines, Southwest does allow seeing-eye dogs and other service animals in the cabin. 2. Originally and chiefly Baseball. Designating a ball hit into the field which eludes fielders as if it can see them; of or relating to such balls. Also in extended use, of other sports.In quot. 1950: designating a bat that appears to guide the ball away from fielders (probably with reference to sense B. 1). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [adjective] > movement of ball hot1865 curved1870 fast-breaking1893 roundhouse1897 seeing eye1950 1950 Boston Sunday Globe 24 Sept. a27/7 Goodman isn't a power hitter. One sports writer says that he has a ‘Seeing-Eye’ bat... In effect that means he hits 'em where they ain't. 1972 Philadelphia Inquirer 20 Oct. 53/3 I just made one bad pitch... The others were seeing-eye balls, man. Can't do nothing about those. 1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 Oct. (Sports section) d1 They finished with nine hits, almost all of them the sort of exasperating bleeders, bloops and seeing-eye grounders that are St. Louis' trademark. 1994 T. Boswell Cracking Show iii. i. 38 Ripken got hot immediately. One line drive or smoking grounder after another. Plus a couple of seeing-eye bonuses. 2005 Metro (Toronto) 10 Aug. 12/5 Once there, he would wow his fellow players with his deadly shooting and seeing-eye passes. 2016 B. Kenny Ahead of Curve xxii. 222 Next hitter steps up, slaps a seeing-eye single, and that guy is..the hero. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1382
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