Associations to the word «Descry»

Wiktionary

DESCRY, verb. (transitive) To see.
DESCRY, verb. (transitive) To discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.
DESCRY, verb. To discover; to disclose; to reveal.

Dictionary definition

DESCRY, verb. Catch sight of.

Wise words

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John Adams