dimness

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And observe, farther, that this comparative Dimness and Untraceableness of the thoughts which are the sources of our admiration, is not a fault in the thoughts, at such a time.

From Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things by Ruskin, John

Dimness in which gray rafters with wavering edges, rough posts each with an accessory of shadow, an old harness in grotesque loops, ceased to be background and assumed rôles.

From Christmas A Story by Solon, Leon V. (Leon Victor)

Others, in their convalescent State, complained of such a Giddiness, and Lightness of the Head, that they could neither walk nor stand; others, of a Dimness of the Eyes.

From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald

Only the mists, only the weeping clouds: Dimness, and airy shrouds.

From The Trembling of the Veil by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)

Dimness of sight, arising from weakness or inflammation, is best relieved by frequent washing of the eyes with cold water.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849