n. One to whom anything is addressed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is assessed. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ AS. beseón; pref. be- + &unr_;eón to see. ] To see; to look; to mind. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. See Cognizor, Cognizee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A partner in a lease taken. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) One to whom a devise is made, or real estate given by will. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Indorsee. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ AS. foreseón; fore + seón to see. See See, v. t. ] 1. To see beforehand; to have prescience of; to foreknow. [ 1913 Webster ]

A prudent man foreseeth the evil. Prov. xxii. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To provide. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Great shoals of people, which go on to populate, without foreseeing means of life. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To have or exercise foresight. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. fricassée, fr. fricasser to fry, fricassee; cf. LL. fricare, perh. for frictare, fricare, frictum, to rub. Cf. Fry, Friction. ] (Cookery) A dish made of fowls, veal, or other meat of small animals cut into pieces, and stewed in a gravy. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fricasseed p. pr. &. vb. n. Fricasseeing. ] To dress like a fricassee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 2d Fusil, and cf. Fuse, n. ] 1. A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fuse. See Fuse, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (a) A friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind. (b) A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. A signal device, usually cylindrical, consisting of a tube filled with a composition which burns with a bright colored light for a definite time. It is used principally for the protection of trains or road vehicles, indicating an obstruction or accident ahead. Also called a flare or railroad flare. [ PJC ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] The track of a buck. Ainsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. fusée a spindleful, fusee, LL. fusata, fr. fusare to use a spindle, L. fusus spindle. ] (a) The cone or conical wheel of a watch or clock, designed to equalize the power of the mainspring by having the chain from the barrel which contains the spring wind in a spiral groove on the surface of the cone in such a manner that the diameter of the cone at the point where the chain acts may correspond with the degree of tension of the spring. (b) A similar wheel used in other machinery.

n. The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. laissé, p. p. of laisser. See Lease, v. t. ] (Law) The person to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) The person to whom a license is given. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } prop. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or Madecassee. See Malagasy [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The language of the natives of Madagascar. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to Madagascar or its inhabitants; now replaced by Madagascan. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. To see beyond; to excel in certainty of seeing; to surpass in foresight. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Oversaw p. p. Overseen p. pr. & vb. n. Overseeing. ] [ AS. oferséon to survey, to despise. See Over, and See. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook{ 2 }. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To omit or neglect seeing; to overlook{ 5 }. [ archaic ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To see unintentionally or unexpectedly; -- the visual analogy to overhear. [ PJC ]

v. i. To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The most expert gamesters may sometimes oversee. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Your partiality to me is much overseen, if you think me fit to correct your Latin. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ Hind. & Per. pārsī a Persian, a follower of Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. Persian. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India, and now found in western India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber.
Syn. -- Parsi. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the Parsees. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ masc. ‖ fem. } a. [ F. ] Past; gone by; hence, past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a passée belle. Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Same as old-fashioned, a., 2.
Syn. -- antique, demode, old-fashioned, old-hat(predicate), outmoded, out-of-date, out of fashion(predicate), out of style(predicate), passe. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. Past; -- used appositively; as, time passe. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. Pharisaeus, Gr. Farisai^os, from Heb. pārash to separate. ] One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) The person to whom a promise is made. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One to whom a release is given. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Releasee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (O.Eng. Law) The party in whose favor a rescue is made. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., lit., level of the street. See Raze, v. t., and Causey. ] (Arch.) The ground story of a building, either on a level with the street or raised slightly above it; -- said esp. of buildings on the continent of Europe.

Tier above tier of neat apartments rise over the little shops which form the rez-de-chaussée. The Century. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ OE. se, see, OF. se, sed, sied, fr. L. sedes a seat, or the kindred sedere to sit. See Sit, and cf. Siege. ] 1. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign see. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archbishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archbishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome. [ 1913 Webster ]

Apostolic see. See under Apostolic. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Saw p. p. Seen p. pr. & vb. n. Seeing. ] [ OE. seen, sen, seon, AS. seón; akin to OFries. sīa, D. zien, OS. & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sjā, Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth. saíhwan, and probably to L. sequi to follow (and so originally meaning, to follow with the eyes). Gr. "e`pesqai, Skr. sac. Cf. Sight, Sue to follow.] 1. To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry; to view. [1913 Webster]

I will now turn aside, and see this great sight. Ex. iii. 3. [1913 Webster]

2. To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to ascertain. [1913 Webster]

Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren. Gen. xxxvii. 14. [1913 Webster]

Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. Mark xii. 34. [1913 Webster]

Who's so gross
That seeth not this palpable device? Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentively; to look after. Shak. [1913 Webster]

I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not care for contradicting him. Addison. [1913 Webster]

4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend. [1913 Webster]

And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death. 1 Sam. xv. 35. [1913 Webster]

5. To fall in with; to meet or associate with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service. [1913 Webster]

Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. Ps. xc. 15. [1913 Webster]

Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. John viii. 51. [1913 Webster]

Improvement in wisdom and prudence by seeing men. Locke. [1913 Webster]

6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars. [1913 Webster]

7. In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or to equal the bet of (a player), by staking the same sum. “I'll see you and raise you ten.” [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

God you see (or
God him see or
God me see, etc.), God keep you (him, me, etc.) in his sight; God protect you. [Obs.] Chaucer. --
To see (anything) out, to see (it) to the end; to be present at, work at, or attend, to the end. --
To see stars, to see flashes of light, like stars; -- sometimes the result of concussion of the head. [Colloq.] --
To see (one) through, to help, watch, or guard (one) to the end of a course or an undertaking. [1913 Webster]

v. i. 1. To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he sees distinctly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whereas I was blind, now I see. John ix. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often followed by a preposition, as through, or into. [ 1913 Webster ]

For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. John ix. 39. [ 1913 Webster ]

Many sagacious persons will find us out, . . . and see through all our fine pretensions. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally with to; as, to see to the house. [ 1913 Webster ]

See that ye fall not out by the way. Gen. xlv. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Let me see, Let us see, are used to express consideration, or to introduce the particular consideration of a subject, or some scheme or calculation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cassio's a proper man, let me see now, -
To get his place. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ See is sometimes used in the imperative for look, or behold. “See. see! upon the banks of Boyne he stands.” Halifax. [ 1913 Webster ]

To see about a thing, to pay attention to it; to consider it. --
To see on, to look at. [ Obs. ] “She was full more blissful on to see.” Chaucer. --
To see to. (a) To look at; to behold; to view. [ Obs. ] “An altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to” Josh. xxii. 10. (b) To take care about; to look after; as, to see to a fire. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A holder of a sublease. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also theesee, and thietsie. ] 1. (Bot.) The varnish tree of Burmah (Melanorrhoea usitatissima). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A black varnish obtained from the tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + foresee. ] To fail to foresee. Bp. Hacket. [ 1913 Webster ]