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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Descry

/dĕs-krī'/ · De·scry · IPA /dɪˈskɹaɪ/
01 v. t. To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover.
imp. & p. p. Descried; p. pr. & vb. n. Descrying
  1. 1.
    To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover.
    “And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel.” — Judg. i. 23.
    “Edmund, I think, is gone . . . to descry The strength o' the enemy.” — Shak.
    “And now their way to earth they had descried.” — Milton.
  2. 2.
    To discover; to disclose; to reveal.[R.]
    “His purple robe he had thrown aside, lest it should descry him.” — Milton.
Syn. To see; behold; espy; discover; discern.
02 n. Discovery or view, as of an army seen at a distance.
  1. 1.
    Discovery or view, as of an army seen at a distance.[Obs.]
    “Near, and on speedy foot; the main descry Stands on the hourly thought.” — Shak.