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[mist]
–noun
| 1. | a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog. |
| 2. | a cloud of particles resembling this: She sprayed a mist of perfume onto her handkerchief. |
| 3. | something that dims, obscures, or blurs: the mist of ignorance. |
| 4. | a haze before the eyes that dims the vision: a mist of tears. |
| 5. | a suspension of a liquid in a gas. |
| 6. | a drink of liquor served over cracked ice. |
| 7. | a fine spray produced by a vaporizer to add moisture to the air for breathing. |
–verb (used without object)
| 8. | to become misty. |
| 9. | to rain in very fine drops; drizzle (usually used impersonally with it as subject): It was misting when they went out for lunch. |
–verb (used with object)
| 10. | to make misty. |
| 11. | to spray (plants) with a finely diffused jet of water, as a means of replacing lost moisture. |
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME, OE; c. D, LG, Sw mist; akin to Gk omíchlē fog, Russ mgla mist, Skt megha cloud; (v.) ME misten, OE mistian, deriv. of the n.
bef. 900; (n.) ME, OE; c. D, LG, Sw mist; akin to Gk omíchlē fog, Russ mgla mist, Skt megha cloud; (v.) ME misten, OE mistian, deriv. of the n.

Related forms:
mistless, adjective
mist.
| (in prescriptions) a mixture. |
Origin:
< L mistūra
< L mistūra

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Mist
Mist\ (m[i^]st), n. [AS. mist; akin to D. & Sw. mist, Icel. mistr, G. mist dung, Goth. ma['i]hstus, AS. m[=i]gan to make water, Icel. m[=i]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[hand]gha cloud. [root]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[oe]lestinum), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and Southern United States.Mist
Mist\, v. i. To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.
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Language Translation for : mist
Spanish:
neblina,
German:
der Nebel,
Japanese:
もや
mist
O.E. mist "dimness, mist" (earliest in compounds, such as misthleoðu "misty cliffs," wælmist "mist of death"), from P.Gmc. *mikhstaz (cf. M.L.G. mist, Icelandic mistur), from PIE *migh-/*meigh- (cf. Gk. omikhle, O.C.S. migla, Skt. mih, megha "cloud, mist").
"Sometimes distinguished from fog, either as being less opaque or as consisting of drops large enough to have a perceptible downward motion." [O.E.D.]Also in O.E. in sense of "dimness of the eyes, either by illness or tears," and in fig. sense of "things that obscure mental vision." The verb is O.E. mistian. Misty is O.E. mistig.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| mist (mĭst) Pronunciation Key
A mass of fine droplets of water in the atmosphere near or in contact with the Earth. Mist reduces visibility to not less than 1 km (0.62 mi). Compare fog. |
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