What is the act of making unsightly; disfigurement. [R.] To substitute jury masts at whatever desightment or damage in risk. London Times called?
desightment — The act of making unsightly; disfigurement. [R.] To substitute jury masts at whatever desightment or damage in risk. London Times. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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