† conspectn.
Obsolete. rare.
1. Astrology. = aspect n.
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the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > aspect > [noun]
aspecta1398
conspect1398
radiation1555
configuration1559
positure1610
familiarity1679
ray1679
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) viii. x. 314 By rysynge and downe goynge and conspect and syghte of thyse xij sygnes of the Zodiacus, that ben also callyd Domus, houses, dyuers and wonderfull chaungynges fall.
2. View, sight.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > sight of something > [noun]
looka1200
sight?c1225
visc1340
visea1450
respection?a1475
viewa1500
prospection?1530
kenningc1540
conspect1548
ken1594
spectacle1625
styme1776
perception1817
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxxiiij These armies thus liyng, the one in the conspect and vewe of the other.
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