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mist
I. \ˈmist\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch mist, mest mist, fog, Icelandic mistur mist, haze, Greek omichlē mist, fog, Armenian mēg, Lithuanian migla, Sanskrit mih mist, megha cloud
1. : water in the form of particles suspended in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the earth : small water droplets floating or falling, approaching the form of rain, and sometimes distinguished from fog as being more transparent or as having particles perceptibly moving downward
< heavy mists hung in the valley and obscured the mountains — Willa Cather >
< still summerlike except for the mist on the lawn as dusk fell — Kathleen Freeman >
2. : something that hides or blurs objects or concepts : something that dims or obscures one's perceptions or understanding
< its origins are lost in the mists of antiquity — G.G.Coulton >
< a revelation of the world of nature that had lain so long under the mist of erroneous medieval geography — Saturday Review >
< heard through the mist of sleep the voice … praying in her room — Louis Bromfield >
3. : a dimness of vision : a haze or film before the eyes
< a mist seemed to come before her eyes — Gilbert Parker >
4.
a. : a cloud of small particles or objects resembling or suggestive of a mist
< the thick mist of smoke and unescaped vapors which filled the room — Liam O'Flaherty >
< saw it all in a wondrous light, in the mist of leaves, in the flash of the river — Van Wyck Brooks >
b. : a suspension of a finely divided liquid in a gas : fog 2c — compare fume 1b
c. : a fine spray : fog 3b
< spraying with insecticidal mists — Atlantic >
5. or mist gray : a reddish gray that is bluer and paler than evenglow and bluer, lighter, and stronger than opal gray
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English misten, from Old English mistian, from mist, n.
intransitive verb
1. : to be or become misty : form a mist
< it's misting from the marshes or fogging from the sea — T.H.Fielding >
< it was still only misting when they took their seats — Pasadena (Calif.) Independent >
2. : to become dim or blurred
< old eyes misted as he recalled the most important and tragic day of his life — Barnaby Conrad >
transitive verb
: to cover with or as if with mist : cloud, dim
< damp mists her glasses — R.P.Warren >
III. abbreviation
Etymology: Latin mistura
mixture
IV. noun
: a drink of alcoholic liquor (as Scotch) served over cracked ice and garnished with a twist of lemon peel |