Definition of light

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Light (superl.) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light troops; a troop of light horse..

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Moor :: Moor (n.) An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath..
Howitzer :: Howitzer (n.) A short, light, largebore cannon, usually having a chamber of smaller diameter than the rest of the bore, and intended to throw large projectiles with comparatively small charges..
Delighted :: Delighted (a.) Endowed with delight.
Kite :: Kite (n.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light..
Scotch :: Scotch (n.) A slight cut or incision; a score.
Photology :: Photology (n.) The doctrine or science of light, explaining its nature and phenomena; optics..
Film :: Film (n.) A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering..
Trothplight :: Trothplight (a.) Betrothed; espoused; affianced.
Tip :: Tip (v. t.) To strike slightly; to tap.
Thorough :: Thorough (a.) Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house..
Reflex :: Reflex (n.) Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.
Blanch :: Blanch (a.) To bleach by excluding the light, as the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together..
Polariscope :: Polariscope (n.) An instrument consisting essentially of a polarizer and an analyzer, used for polarizing light, and analyzing its properties..
Neglect :: Neglect (v.) The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected..
Splendent :: Splendent (a.) Shining; glossy; beaming with light; lustrous; as, splendent planets; splendent metals. See the Note under 3d Luster, 4..
Light :: Light (superl) White or whitish; not intense or very marked; not of a deep shade; moderately colored; as, a light color; a light brown; a light complexion..
Calf :: Calf (n.) Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also, the light itself..
Flighted :: Flighted (a.) Taking flight; flying; -- used in composition.
Blight :: Blight (v. t.) Hence: To destroy the happiness of; to ruin; to mar essentially; to frustrate; as, to blight one's prospects..
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