Definition of light

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Light (superl.) Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished; as, light coin..

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Speculum :: Speculum (n.) An instrument for dilating certain passages of the body, and throwing light within them, thus facilitating examination or surgical operations..
Cursitating :: Cursitating (a.) Moving about slightly.
Entasis :: Entasis (n.) A slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column.
Modification :: Modification (n.) The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion, or of a machine; the various modifications of light..
Virescent :: Virescent (a.) Beginning to be green; slightly green; greenish.
Cutty :: Cutty (n.) A light or unchaste woman.
Parhelion :: Parhelion (n.) A mock sun appearing in the form of a bright light, sometimes near the sun, and tinged with colors like the rainbow, and sometimes opposite to the sun. The latter is usually called an anthelion. Often several mock suns appear at the same time. Cf. Paraselene..
Deflagrate :: Deflagrate (v. i.) To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated, as salt..
Meteoromancy :: Meteoromancy (n.) A species of divination by meteors, chiefly by thunder and lightning, which was held in high estimation by the Romans..
Light :: Light (superl.) Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as, a light, vain person; a light mind..
Scotoscope :: Scotoscope (n.) An instrument that discloses objects in the dark or in a faint light.
Pleasing :: Pleasing (a.) Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing manners..
Bowenite :: Bowenite (n.) A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island. It is of a light green color and resembles jade..
Passage :: Passage (v. i.) The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the body..
Light :: Light (superl.) Wanton; unchaste; as, a woman of light character..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily.
Fulgurite :: Fulgurite (n.) A vitrified sand tube produced by the striking of lightning on sand; a lightning tube; also, the portion of rock surface fused by a lightning discharge..
Stream :: Stream (n.) A beam or ray of light.
Blight :: Blight (v. t.) Hence: To destroy the happiness of; to ruin; to mar essentially; to frustrate; as, to blight one's prospects..
Light :: Light (n.) The time during which the light of the sun is visible; day; especially, the dawn of day..
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