MIST

n. v.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.

2.
n.

Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist.

3.
n.

Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision. His passion cast a mist before his sense. Dryden. Mist flower (Bot.), a composite plant (Eupatorium coelestinum), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and Southern United States.

4.
v.

To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim. Shak.

5.
v.

To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.

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