mist
mist (mist) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon mist; akin to Dutch & Swedish mist, Icelandic mistr, German mist dung, Gothic maíhstus, Anglo-Saxon mīgan to make water, Icelandic mīga, Lithuanian migla mist, Russ. mgla, Latin mingere, meiere, to make water, Greek 'omichei^n to make water, 'omi`chlh mist, Sanskrit mih to make water, n., a mist mēgha cloud. r102. Compare 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.
Collocations (1)
Mist flower (Botany) , a composite plant (Eupatorium coelestinum), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and Southern United States.
Mist , transitive verb
To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim. — Shakespeare
Mist , intransitive verb
To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.