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Webster 1913 Edition
Conspicuous
Con-spic′u-ous
,Adj.
[L.
conspicuus
, fr. conspicere
to get sight of, to perceive; con-
+ spicere
, specere
, to look. See Spy
] 1.
Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.
It was a rock
Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds,
Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds,
Conspicious
far. Milton.
Conspicious
by her veil and hood,Signing the cross, the abbess stood.
Sir W. Scott.
2.
Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished;
– as, a
. conspicuous
excellence, or faultCon-spic′u-ous-ly
, adv.
Con-spic′u-ous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Conspicuous
CONSPICUOUS
,Adj.
1.
Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; manifest; as, to stand in a conspicuous place.Or come I less conspicuous.
2.
Obvious to the mental eye; clearly or extensively known, perceived or understood. Hence, eminent; famous; distinguished; as a man of conspicuous talents; a lady of conspicuous virtues.