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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Descry \De*scry"\, verb (used with an object) [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. d['e]crier. 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. --Shak.
And now their way to earth they had descried. --Milton.
2. To discover; to disclose; to reveal. [R.]
His purple robe he had thrown aside, lest it should descry him. --Milton.
Syn: To see; behold; espy; discover; discern.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Descry \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. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
descry
verb: catch sight of [syn: {spot}, {espy}, {spy}] [also: {descried}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "descry": appreciate, behold, catch, catch sight of, clap eyes on, come alive, comprehend, detect, discern, discover, distinguish, encounter, espy, glimpse, have in sight, hit, identify, ken, lay eyes on, look on, look upon, make out, mark, meet with, note, notice, observe, penetrate, perceive, pick out, pick up, pierce, plumb, realize, recognize, see, see daylight, see into, see the light, see through, sense, sight, spot, spy, take in, turn up, twig, understand, view, witness
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