acies
The full attention of one's sight, hearing or other senses, as directed towards a particular object.
Noun
- The full attention of one's sight, hearing or other senses, as directed towards a particular object.
- 1658: And therefore providence hath arched and paved the great house of the world, with colours of mediocrity, that is, blew and green, above and below the sight, moderately terminating the acies of the eye. — Sir...
- The edge or angle of certain stems.
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin aciēsbor. English acies Borrowed from Latin aciēs (“edge, sharpness”).