Definition of "mist"

mist¹

/mɪst/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural mists
1. (countable, uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.)
2. (countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.
3. (figurative) Anything that dims, darkens, or hinders vision.
  Quotations
  His passion cast a mist before his sense.
  1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […]
verb
third-person singular simple present mists, present participle misting, simple past and past participle misted
1. To form mist.
2. To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.
3. To cover with a mist.
  Quotations
  her breath will mist or staine the stone
  c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act V, scene iii]
4. (of the eyes) To be covered by tears.
5. (printing, of ink) To disperse into a mist, accompanying operation of equipment at high speeds.

mist²

/mɪst/

verb
1. (obsolete) past of miss
  Quotations
  you shall be mist at Court
  1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act III, scene iv]

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