† caliginousnessn.
Obsolete.
Caliginous quality; obscurity; dimness of sight.
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dimnessc825
misteOE
mistinessa1382
scotomiaa1400
scotomya1400
obfuscation?a1425
scotoma1543
purblindness1552
sand-blindness1552
caligation1615
caliginousness1620
weak-sightedness1632
cecutiency1646
caliginosity1657
dimsightedness1662
dim1726
caligo1801
asthenopia1875
greying out?1942
1620 T. Venner Via Recta viii. 166 Caliginousnes of the eyes.
1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Caliginousness, darkness, fullness of obscurity.
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