Descry
Descry , transitive verb
[Old English descrien, discrien, to espy, prob. from the proclaiming of what was espied, from Old French descrier to proclaim, cry down, decry, French décrier. The word was confused somewhat with Old French descriven, English describe, Old French descrivre, from Latin describere. See Decry.]
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.
Edmund, I think, is gone... to descry
The strength o' the enemy.
And now their way to earth they had descried.
2.
To discover; to disclose; to reveal. [Rare]
His purple robe he had thrown aside, lest it should descry him.
Descry , noun
Discovery or view, as of an army seen at a distance. [Obsolete]
Near, and on speedy foot; the main descry
Stands on the hourly thought.