eyeshotn.
/ˈʌɪʃɒt/, U.S. /ˈaɪˌʃɑt/ 1. The range or distance within which it is possible to see or be seen; range of vision; presence; = view n. 5b. Only in prepositional phrases, as within (also in, out of, etc.) eyeshot. Also figurative. Cf. earshot n.
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the mind > mental capacity > [noun] > range
reach1542
eyeshot1600
scope1609
area1829
the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > have faculty or power of sight [verb (intransitive)] > range of sight
within (also in, out of, etc.) eyeshot1600
reach1885
1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor v. i. sig. Oii When wee come in eye-shot or presence of this Ladie. View more context for this quotation
?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads i. 14 The inward sense or soule of the sacred Muse is onely within eye-shot of a Poeticall spirits inspection.
1690 J. Dryden Don Sebastian ii. ii. 42 I am..out of eye-shot from the other Windows.
1741 D. Bellamy Perjur'd Devotee iv. 87 If Worthy were suspected to be within Eye-Shot of the House, what an Alarm we should have.
1789 J. Moore Zeluco I. xliv. 425 While he remains within eye-shot of this same Laura Seidlits.
1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. II. 4 The instant he comes within eye-shot of the fulfilment of his hopes.
1862 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. ii. 54 Boys beyond eyeshot of the tithing-man.
1865 A. C. Swinburne Atalanta in Calydon 876 Here in your sight and eyeshot of these men.
1922 Geogr. Rev. 12 184 Women..re-embark in the canoe out of eyeshot.
1981 Changing Times May 34/1 Another neighbor was generally within easy eyeshot just across the back fence.
2000 Nature Conservancy Jan. 17/2 Jaguars have been photographed this side of the border, both times within eyeshot of the southern crest of the Huachucas.
2.
a. A look, a glance; esp. one that is sudden or piercing. Also as a mass noun: such looks or glances collectively. Now rare.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > a look or glance > [noun]
eie wurpc950
laitc1175
looka1200
lecha1250
sightc1275
insighta1375
blushc1390
castc1400
glentc1400
blenkc1440
regardc1450
ray1531
view1546
beam of sight1579
eye-beam1583
eyewink1591
blink1594
aspecta1616
benda1616
eyeshot1615
eye-casta1669
twire1676
ken1736
Magdalene-look1752
glimmering1759
deek1833
wink1847
deck1853
vision1855
pipe1865
skeg1876
dekko1894
screw1904
slant1911
gander1914
squiz1916
butcher's hook1934
butcher's1936
gawk1940
bo-peep1941
nose1976
1615 J. Sylvester Tobacco Battered 291 The Pest, Or pearcing Poison of a Dragons Whisk, Or deadly Ey-shot of a Basilisk.
1704 R. Steele Lying Lover v. 53 How shall I bear the Eye-shot of the Crowd in Court?
1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 52. ⁋3 The Sexes seem to separate themselves, and draw up to attack each other with Eye-shot.
1879 G. Meredith Egoist III. x. 210 Vernon sent one of his vivid eyeshots from one to the other.
1999 R. J. Begiebing Adventures Allegra Fullerton 157 Do you really believe that men don't notice the eyeshot of a woman, any less than a woman notices the eyeshot of a man?
b. A view, a prospect. rare.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > [noun] > view or scenery
regardc1500
prospect1573
discovery1587
prospective1599
view1606
perspective1612
landscape?a1645
vista1657
coup d'œil1739
scape1773
survey1821
outlook1828
eyeshot1860
outscape1868
1860 N. Hawthorne Transformation II. iii. 36 The windows and narrow loopholes afforded Kenyon more extensive eyeshots over hill and valley.
2008 Tribune-Star (Indiana) (Nexis) 24 July A tasty seafood joint..with three levels, an eyeshot of the lake and a huge buffet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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