Word Meanings - RAYLESS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Destitute of rays; hence, dark; not illuminated; blind; as, a rayless sky; rayless eyes.

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• ILLUMINATE
  in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen light. See Luminous, and cf. 1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten. 2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in
• RAYLESS
  Destitute of rays; hence, dark; not illuminated; blind; as, a rayless sky; rayless eyes.
• BLINDMAN'S BUFF
  A play in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the company and tell who it is. Surely he fancies I play at blindman's buff with him, for he thinks I never have my eyes open. Stillingfleet.
• BLINDNESS
  State or condition of being blind, literally or figuratively. Darwin. Color blindness, inability to distinguish certain color. See Daltonism.
• BLIND; BLINDE
  See BLENDE
• BLINDFISH
  A small fish destitute of eyes, found in the waters of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. Related fishes from other caves take the same name.
• ILLUMINATI
  Literally, those who are enlightened; -- variously applied as follows: -
• DESTITUTENESS
  Destitution. Ash.
• BLINDER
  One of the leather screens on a bridle, to hinder a horse from seeing objects at the side; a blinker. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, blinds.
• HENCE
  ending; cf. -wards), also hen, henne, hennen, heonnen, heonene, AS. heonan, heonon, heona, hine; akin to OHG. hinnan, G. hinnen, OHG. 1. From this place; away. "Or that we hence wend." Chaucer. Arise, let us go hence. John xiv. 31. I will send
• BLINDAGE
  A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.
• DESTITUTE
  1. Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of. In thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. Ps. cxli. 8. Totally destitute of all shadow of influence. Burke.
• ILLUMINATOR
  1. One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3. 2. A condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus; also, an illuminant.
• ILLUMINATING
  Giving or producing light; used for illumination. Illuminating gas. See Gas, n., 2 .
• BLINDING
  Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding; obscuring; as, blinding tears; blinding snow.
• BLINDFOLD
  To cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; to hinder from seeing. And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face. Luke xxii. 64.
• BLIND READER
  A post-office clerk whose duty is to decipher obscure addresses.
• BLINDMAN'S HOLIDAY
  The time between daylight and candle light.
• BLINDSTORY
  The triforium as opposed to the clearstory.
• ILLUMINATISM
  Illuminism.
• HEREHENCE
  From hence.
• WHENCEFORTH
  From, or forth from, what or which place; whence. Spenser.
• STOCK-BLIND
  Blind as a stock; wholly blind.
• THENCEFROM
  From that place.
• STONE-BLIND
  As blind as a stone; completely blind.
• UNBLINDFOLD
  To free from that which blindfolds. Spenser.
• THENCE
  see -wards) thennes, thannes , AS. thanon, thanan, thonan; akin to OHG. dannana, dannan, danan, and G. 1. From that place. "Bid him thence go." Chaucer. When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Mark
• ARCHENCEPHALA
  The division that includes man alone. R. Owen.
• THENCEFORTH
  From that time; thereafter. If the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted it is thenceforth good for nothing. Matt. v. 13. Note: This word is sometimes preceded by from, -- a redundancy sanctioned by custom. Chaucer. John. xix. 12.