sight-holen.

Etymology: sight n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsight-hole.

a. A hole to see through, esp. in a surveying or other instrument.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > [noun] > instrument for looking through > parts of

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > for looking through

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1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 29 Then rayse up and downe the ruler (having two sight holes made in it) unto the sonne.

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iv. i. 71 We of the offring side Must..stop al sight-holes .

1646 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. II. vi. 72 Slain by the splinter of a Lance which wounded him thorow the sight-hole of his Helmet.

1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) ii. xxiv. 138 Which will shew at what height the Sight-hole standeth.

1770 Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 296 A small sight-hole, made through a piece of brass.

1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 50 The sight-hole..is still unfurnished with a glass of any sort.

1898 Engin. Mag. 16 110/2 The sight-holes provided in the smoke-boxes of certain stationary boilers of the locomotive type.

†b. The pupil of the eye. Obsolete.

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the world > life > the body > sense organ > sight organ > parts of sight organ > [noun] > pupil

apple of the eyeeOE

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1670 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 5 1027 They contract much their pupilla or sight-hole of the Eye.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	sight-hole
释义	sight-holen. Etymology: sight n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsight-hole. a. A hole to see through, esp. in a surveying or other instrument. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > [noun] > instrument for looking through > parts of sight-hole1559 aperture1665 diaphragm1665 reticule1728 reticle1731 wire1737 web1746 screena1764 eye cap1822 spider-line1829 cobweb1837 slit1863 the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > for looking through oillet1333 loop1393 sight-hole1559 tote-hole1561 peepholea1570 loophole1591 eyehole1655 grille1686 slit17.. eyelet1762 eyelet hole1774 spying-hole1791 eye-loop1803 squint1839 hagioscope1840 Judas hole1858 peek-hole1867 oillet pane1873 spy-hole1888 squint1891 viewport1942 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 29 Then rayse up and downe the ruler (having two sight holes made in it) unto the sonne. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iv. i. 71 We of the offring side Must..stop al sight-holes . View more context for this quotation 1646 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. II. vi. 72 Slain by the splinter of a Lance which wounded him thorow the sight-hole of his Helmet. 1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) ii. xxiv. 138 Which will shew at what height the Sight-hole standeth. 1770 Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 296 A small sight-hole, made through a piece of brass. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 50 The sight-hole..is still unfurnished with a glass of any sort. 1898 Engin. Mag. 16 110/2 The sight-holes provided in the smoke-boxes of certain stationary boilers of the locomotive type. †b. The pupil of the eye. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sense organ > sight organ > parts of sight organ > [noun] > pupil apple of the eyeeOE pearl1340 blacka1387 pupillaa1400 sightc1400 pupil?a1425 sheenc1500 strale1553 prunall1612 sight-hole1670 shine1713 1670 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 5 1027 They contract much their pupilla or sight-hole of the Eye. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1559
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