mist:1
nounbefore 12th century{ds||1||}
- water in the form of particles floating or falling in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the earth and approaching the form of rain
- something that obscures understanding
- a film before the eyes
mist:2
verb
mist
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before 12th century{ds|i|1||}
- to be or become misty
- to become moist or blurred
- to cover or spray with or convert to mist
mist net
noun
mist net
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1955
- a finely woven large mesh net erected to entangle and capture birds or bats in flight
love-in-a-mist
noun1787
- an Old World annual herb (Nigella damascena) of the buttercup family having usually blue or white flowers enveloped in numerous finely dissected bracts
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