"bisson" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɪsin/ Forms: more bisson [comparative], most bisson [superlative]
enPR: bĭs'in Etymology: From Middle English bisen, bisne (“blind, purblind”), from Old English bisene (“blind”), probably from bi- (“near”) + sīen (“sight”) in the sense of "near-sighted, short-sighted". Compare Dutch bijziende (“mole-eyed”), German beisichtig (“short-sighted”). More at by, see. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bisen}} Middle English bisen, {{m|enm|bisne|t=blind, purblind}} bisne (“blind, purblind”), {{inh|en|ang|bisene|t=blind}} Old English bisene (“blind”), {{m|ang|bi-||near}} bi- (“near”), {{m|ang|sīen||sight}} sīen (“sight”), {{cog|nl|bijziende||mole-eyed}} Dutch bijziende (“mole-eyed”), {{cog|de|beisichtig||short-sighted}} German beisichtig (“short-sighted”), {{l|en|by}} by, {{l|en|see}} see Head templates: {{en-adj}} bisson (comparative more bisson, superlative most bisson)
  1. (obsolete) sandblind, purblind Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-bisson-en-adj-cIH~m-07 Disambiguation of Vision: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (obsolete) blinding Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-bisson-en-adj-Ha3AKhLH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 57

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