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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Rapt :: Rapt (a.) Transported with love, admiration, delight, etc.; enraptured..
Ripsaw :: Ripsaw (v. t.) A handsaw with coarse teeth which have but a slight set, used for cutting wood in the direction of the fiber; -- called also ripping saw..
Doze :: Doze (v. i.) To slumber; to sleep lightly; to be in a dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; to be drowsy..
Brush :: Brush (n.) A skirmish; a slight encounter; a shock or collision; as, to have a brush with an enemy..
Day-coal :: Day-coal (n.) The upper stratum of coal, as nearest the light or surface..
Actinograph :: Actinograph (n.) An instrument for measuring and recording the variations in the actinic or chemical force of rays of light.
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets..
Light :: Light (superl.) Slight; not important; as, a light error..
Moon :: Moon (n.) The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See Lunar month, under Month..
Photochemical :: Photochemical (a.) Of or pertaining to chemical action of light, or produced by it; as, the photochemical changes of the visual purple of the retina..
Jig :: "Jig (n.) A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad..
Gig :: Gig (n.) A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig..
Singe :: Singe (n.) A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
Blight :: Blight (n.) A rashlike eruption on the human skin.
Valerin :: Valerin (n.) A salt of valeric acid with glycerin, occurring in butter, dolphin oil., and forming an forming an oily liquid with a slightly unpleasant odor..
Pleasing :: Pleasing (a.) Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing manners..
Patulous :: Patulous (a.) Open; expanded; slightly spreading; having the parts loose or dispersed; as, a patulous calyx; a patulous cluster of flowers..
Swiss :: Swish (n.) Light driven spray.
Slim :: Slim (superl.) Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument..
Photoscope :: Photoscope (n.) Anything employed for the observation of light or luminous effects.
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