Mist : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Mist	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mist n a thin fog with condensation near the ground v become covered with mist; "The windshield misted over" Synonym(s): mist, mist over make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" Synonym(s): obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist spray finely or cover with mist
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mist \Mist\ (m[icr]st), n. [AS. mist; akin to D. & Sw. mist, Icel. mistr, G. mist dung, Goth. ma[a1]hstus, AS. m[c6]gan to make water, Icel. m[c6]ga, Lith. migla mist, Russ. mgla, L. mingere, meiere, to make water, gr. [?] to make water, [?] mist, Skr. mih to make water, n., a mist m[b5]gha cloud. [fb]102. Cf. {Misle}, {Mizzle}, {Mixen}.] 1. Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog. 2. Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist. 3. 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 c[d2]lestinum}), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and Southern United States.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mist \Mist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misting}.] To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mist \Mist\, v. i. To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.