Meaning descry
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descrycatch sight of Looking off seaward, I could descry no sails. — Drake, Samuel Adams
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descrycatch sight of; seeWhen he raised his eyes, he descried a pulchritudinous woman walking towards him
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descry"to proclaim," mid-14c., from Old French descrier, from des- (see dis-) + crier, from Latin quiritare (see cry (v.)).
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descry"to see, discern," c. 1300, probably from Old French descrier "publish" (Modern French décrier), from Latin describere (see describe).
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descryv. To discern.
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descry(v) catch sight of
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