† conspectionn.
Obsolete. rare.
The action of looking at or beholding.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > looking at or beholding
beholdinga1225
considerationc1386
advisementa1393
aspecta1398
especcion14..
viewc1450
contemplationc1500
looking ona1516
viewing1548
eyeing1550
perspectionc1550
theoria1590
conspection1611
onlooking1637
spectation1638
aspection1646
prospecting1677
onlook1800
spectating1942
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Conspection, a conspection, seeing, beholding.
1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana 367 The Aphonia..or Defect of Voice, which hath sometimes..been observed to invade men, upon the Conspection of Wolves.
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