- purblindness
- noun see purblind
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
purblindness
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Purblindness — Purblind Pur blind , a. [For pure blind, i. e., wholly blind. See {Pure}, and cf. {Poreblind}.] 1. Wholly blind. Purblind Argus, all eyes and no sight. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Nearsighted, or dim sighted; seeing obscurely; as, a purblind eye; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purblindness — See purblindly. * * * … Universalium
purblindness — noun The state or condition of being purblind … Wiktionary
purblindness — pÉœrblaɪndnɪs / pÉœËb n. semi blindness; dim wittedness, quality of being slow to comprehend … English contemporary dictionary
purblindness — pur·blind·ness … English syllables
purblindness — noun see purblind I … Useful english dictionary
purblind — adjective Etymology: Middle English pur blind, from pur purely, wholly, from pur pure Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete wholly blind b. partly blind 2. lacking in vision, insight, or understanding ; obtuse • purblindly … New Collegiate Dictionary
purblind — purblindly, adv. purblindness, n. /perr bluynd /, adj. 1. nearly or partially blind; dim sighted. 2. slow or deficient in understanding, imagination, or vision. 3. Obs. totally blind. [1250 1300; ME pur blind completely blind; see PURE (in obs.… … Universalium
Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham — Born September 26, 1867 Khandavalli, West Godavari district Died June 17, 1946 Pen name Chilakamarthi Punnaiah Nationality Indian Ethnicity … Wikipedia
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