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Bisson

//ˈbɪsən// adj, name

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Adjective

1
Sandblind, purblind. obsolete
"He was a septuagenary […] He was rugose, pachydermatous, bottlenosed, almost bisson, breviped, tardigradous, and affected with trepidation, partial surdity, and most perceptible seity. Archaisms, exoticisms, and exolete lingo marked his allocution to the conflux."
2
Blinding. obsolete
"Run bare-foote vp and downe, Threatning the flame With Biſſon Rheume […]"

Proper Noun

1
A surname from French.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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 2

From French Bisson.

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