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Webster 1913 Edition

Descry

De-scry′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Descried
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Descrying
.]
[OE.
descrien
,
discrien
, to espy, prob. from the proclaiming of what was espied, fr. OF.
descrier
to proclaim, cry down, decry, F.
décrier
. The word was confused somewhat with OF.
descriven
, E.
describe
, OF.
descrivre
, from L.
describere
. See
Decry
.]
1.
To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover.
And the house of Joseph sent to
descry
Bethel.
Judg. i. 23.
Edmund, I think, is gone . . . to
descry

The strength o’ the enemy.
Shakespeare
And now their way to earth they had
descried
.
Milton.
2.
To discover; to disclose; to reveal.
[R.]
Syn. – To see; behold; espy; discover; discern.

De-scry′

,
Noun.
Discovery or view, as of an army seen at a distance.
[Obs.]
Near, and on speedy foot; the main
descry

Stands on the hourly thought.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Descry

DESCRY

, v.t.
1.
To espy; to explore; to examine by observation.
The house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. Judges 1.
2.
To detect; to find out; to discover any thing concealed.
3.
To see; to behold; to have a sight of from a distance; as, the seamen descried land.
4.
To give notice of something suddenly discovered.

DESCRY

,
Noun.
Discovery; thing descovered.

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