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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Sichtles, Sightles, adj. [ME sighteles (c1250), sightles (1387-8), e.m.E. sightless(e (1589); Sicht n.1] a. Unable to see; blind. Also transf., of Cupid's darts. b. Deprived of the sight of something. c. Unsightly; unpleasant to the sight. d. Out of sight. —a. a1605 Montg.Ch. & Slae 291 (W).
Baith sichtles, and michtles, I grewe —transf. 1581-1623 James VI Poems II 72/52.
As my brest a butt full long hath bene To sightles shotts, so [etc.] —b. 1632 Lithgow Trav. x 470.
Being sightlesse of company and humane faces —c. 1632 Lithgow Trav. viii 375.
Ah! sightlesse desarts! fil'd with barren sands! —d. 1632 Lithgow Trav. ix 381.
Tvnneis beene sightlesse left, I sought the ile of little Malta
