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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

mist

/(mĭst)/ · IPA /mɪst/
01 n. Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.
  1. 1.
    Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.
  2. 2.
    Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist.
  3. 3.
    Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.
    “His passion cast a mist before his sense.” Dryden.
Phrases & compounds
Mist flower — a composite plant (Eupatorium coelestinum), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and Southern United States.
02 v. t. To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim.
imp. & p. p. Misted; p. pr. & vb. n. Misting
  1. 1.
    To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim.
03 v. i. To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.
  1. 1.
    To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.