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▪ I. outsight1|ˈaʊtsaɪt|
[out- 7. Cf. Ger. aussicht, Du. uitzicht.]
1. Sight of that which is without; perception of external things; faculty of observation or outlook.
1605Breton Old Man's Lesson D j, If a Man have not both his Insight and his Outsight, he may pay home for his blindnesse. 1863E. Fitzgerald Let. in Edin. Rev. (1894) Oct. 383 Wiser men with keener outsight and insight. 1868Browning Ring & Bk. i. 747 A special gift, an art of arts, More insight and more outsight and much more Will to use both of these than boast my mates.
†2. Prospect beyond or ahead; outlook. Obs.
a1598Rollock Lect. 1. Thess. iii. (1606) 165 When a man..will not followe on Gods will, except he see a faire outsight, and get great reasons wherefore he should doe this, or that..The Lord will let him followe his owne will.
†3. The act of looking, look. Obs.
1681Rycaut tr. Gracian's Critick 183 She showed a fair face, and outsight to all, but evil actions.
▪ II. ˈoutsight2 Sc. and north. dial. Obs. or arch.
[Derivation uncertain: cf. insight n.2]
Movable goods or substance out of doors; also attrib. as outsight plenishing.
a1670Spalding Troub. Chas. I (1851) II. 417 He distroyit the haill rawis of Strathbogie. Cornefeild landis, outsicht, insicht, horss, nolt, scheip. 1773Erskine Instit. iii. viii. §18 In what is called outsight plenishing or moveables without doors, the heirship may be drawn of horses, cows, oxen; and of all the implements of agriculture, as ploughs, harrows, carts, etc. 1814Scott Wav. xv, Their whole goods and gear, corn, cattle, horse, nolt, sheep, outsight and insight plenishing. 1818― Hrt. Midl. viii, Poindings of outsight and insight plenishing. [1892H. Ainslie Pilgrim. Land of Burns 69 (E.D.D.), I saw nae wanworths gaun either in the outsight or insight plenishin'.] |