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mist

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–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.

Related forms:
mistless, adjective

Synonyms:
3, 4. See cloud.

mist.

 
(in prescriptions) a mixture.
Origin:
< L mistūra
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mist   (mĭst)   
n.  
  1. A mass of fine droplets of water in the atmosphere near or in contact with the earth.
  2. Water vapor condensed on and clouding the appearance of a surface.
  3. Fine drops of a liquid, such as water, perfume, or medication, sprayed into the air.
  4. A suspension of fine drops of a liquid in a gas.
  5. Something that dims or conceals.
  6. A haze before the eyes that blurs the vision.
  7. Something that produces or gives the impression of dimness or obscurity: the mists of the past.
  8. A drink consisting of a liquor served over cracked ice.
v.   mist·ed, mist·ing, mists

v.   intr.
  1. To be or become obscured or blurred by or as if by mist.
  2. To rain in a fine shower.
v.   tr.
  1. To conceal or veil with or as if with mist.
  2. To moisturize (plants or dry air, for example) with a fine spray of water.

[Middle English, from Old English; see meigh- in Indo-European roots.]
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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. t. [imp. & p. p. Misted; p. pr. & vb. n. Misting.] To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim. --Shak.

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
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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.
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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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