Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete form of
purblind .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Nearsighted; shortsighted; purblind.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete
near-sighted ;short-sighted ;purblind
Etymologies
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Probably influenced by pore (verb). See purblind.
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Examples
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"The powder of them is fitly applied to merigals, kibed heels, and such like; the dust or powder thereof is very dangerous for the eyes, for it bath been observed that divers have been poreblind even after when some small quantity thereof hath been blown into their eyes."
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Lyncean eyes, for if we be not poreblind, it cannot be hid from us.
The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) George Gillespie 1630
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