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Desight vs Despight - What's the difference?

desight | despight |

As nouns the difference between desight and despight

is that desight is an unsightly object while despight is obsolete spelling of despite.

As a preposition despight is

obsolete spelling of despite.

desight

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) An unsightly object.
  • (Webster 1913)

    despight

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • * 1590 , ,
  • In haste Duessa from her place arose,
    And to him running said, O prowest knight,
  • *:??That ever Ladie to her love did chose,
  • *:??Let now abate the terror of your might,
  • *:??And quench the flame of furious despight ,
  • *:??And bloudie vengeance; lo th' infernall powres,
  • *:??Covering your foe with cloud of deadly night,
  • *:??Have borne him hence to Plutoes balefull bowres.
  • The conquest yours, I yours, the shield, the glory yours.
  • * 1714 , , Dennis' Invitation to Steele ,
  • I'll bid adieu to gravity, and drink;
    And, though I can't put off a woful mien,
    Will be all mirth and cheerfulness within:
    As, in despight of a censorious race,
    I most incontinently suck my face.

    Preposition

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