Definition of nigh

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Nigh (a.) Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead..

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Daylight :: Daylight (n.) The light of day as opposed to the darkness of night; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or to artificial light..
Nightward :: Nightward (a.) Approaching toward night.
Nightcap :: Nightcap (n.) A cap worn in bed to protect the head, or in undress..
Cacodemon :: Cacodemon (n.) The nightmare.
Knight Baro-net :: Knight baro-net () See Baronet.
Decamp :: Decamp (v. i.) To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by night or secretly..
Starlight :: Starless (a.) Being without stars; having no stars visible; as, a starless night..
Noctuid :: Noctuid (n.) Any one of numerous moths of the family Noctuidae, or Noctuaelitae, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; -- so called because they fly at night..
Guide :: Guide (n.) The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder..
Lucubrate :: Lucubrate (n.) To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.
Near :: Near (adv.) Nearly; almost; well-nigh.
Templar :: Templar (n.) One of a religious and military order first established at Jerusalem, in the early part of the 12th century, for the protection of pilgrims and of the Holy Sepulcher. These Knights Templars, or Knights of the Temple, were so named because they occupied an apartment of the palace of Bladwin II. in Jerusalem, near the Temple..
Knight :: Knight (n.) A champion; a partisan; a lover.
Chivalry :: Chivalry (n.) The qualifications or character of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc..
Nightmen :: Nightmen (pl. ) of Nightma.
Near :: Near (prep.) Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a..
Benight :: Benight (v. t.) To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure.
Templar :: Templar (n.) A student of law, so called from having apartments in the Temple at London, the original buildings having belonged to the Knights Templars. See Inner Temple, and Middle Temple, under Temple..
Yesternight :: Yesternight (n.) The last night; the night last past.
Baronet :: Baronet (n.) A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Garter. It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary. The baronets are commoners..
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