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The light of an arc lamp.

A member of the conservative party in the Church of Scotland in the latter part of the 18th century.

To illuminate. [Obs.] Cowley.

To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of. [This vapor] blasts vegetables, blights corn and fruit, and is sometimes injurious even to man. Woodward.

Causing blight.

So as to cause blight.

A light in which high illuminating power is obtained by introducing a jet of oxygen gas or of common air into the center of a flame fed with coal gas or with oil.

The light of a candle. Never went by candlelight to bed. Dryden.

Signals made by burning lights of different colors and used by vessels at sea, and in the life-saving service; -- named after their inventor.

The light of day as opposed to the darkness of night; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or to artificial light.

A strong shutter, made to fit open ports and keep out water in a storm.

e feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy. Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. Shak. A fool hath no delight in understanding. Prov. xviii. 2.

Capable of delighting; delightful. [Obs.] Many a spice delightable. Rom. of R.

Endowed with delight. If virtue no delighted beauty lack. Shak.

With delight; gladly.

One who gives or takes delight.

Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction. "Delightful bowers." Spenser. "Delightful fruit." Milton.

Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor.

Void of delight. Thomson.

Delightful. [Obs.] Rom. of R.