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Uttering sighs; grieving; lamenting. "Sighing millions." Cowper. -- Sigh"ing*ly, adv.

The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land. A cloud received him out of their sight. Acts. i. 9.

A hole for looking through; a peephole. "Stop all sight-holes." Shak.

Engaged in, or given to, seeing sights; eager for novelties or curiosities.

One given to seeing sights or noted things, or eager for novelties or curiosities.

Distance to which the sight can reach or be thrown. [R.] Cowley.

Having sight, or seeing, in a particular manner; -- used in composition; as, long-sighted, short-sighted, quick-sighted, sharp- sighted, and the like.

Easily or clearly seen; distinctly visible; perspicuous. [Obs.] Testament of Love.

The state of being sightful; perspicuity. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

from Sight, v. t. Sighting shot, a shot made to ascertain whether the sights of a firearm are properly adjusted; a trial shot.

Wanting sight; without sight; blind. Of all who blindly creep or sightless soar. Pope.

The state of being sightly; comeliness; conspicuousness.

Pleasing to the sight; comely. "Many brave, sightly horses." L'Estrange.

Undiscoverable to sight. Hidden in their own sightproof bush. Lowell.

One who reads or performs music readily at first sight. [R.] Busby.

A seal; a signature. Dryden. Of talismans and sigils knew the power. Pope.

or given as presents, on the last two days of the Saturnalia; hence, the last two, or the sixth and seventh, days of the Saturnalia.

One of an extinct family of cryptagamous trees, including the genus Sigillaria and its allies.

Decorated by means of stamps; -- said of pottery.

Fit to seal; belonging to a seal; composed of wax. [R.]