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So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun. Planets that are oft combust. Milton. (more info) com- + burere , of uncertian origin; cf. bustum

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So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun. Planets that are oft combust. Milton. (more info) com- + burere , of uncertian origin; cf. bustum 1. Burnt; consumed. Chaucer.

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  • LIGHT
    licht, OHG. lioht, Goth. liuhap, Icel. lj, L. lux light, lucere to 1. That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous. Note: Light was regarded formerly
  • EIGHTFOLD
    Eight times a quantity.
  • OBSCURENESS
    Obscurity. Bp. Hall.
  • COMBUST
    So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun. Planets that are oft combust. Milton. (more info) com- + burere , of uncertian origin; cf. bustum
  • OBSCURER
    One who, or that which, obscures.
  • COMBUSTIOUS
    Inflammable. Shak.
  • LIGHTSOME
    1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright. White walls make rooms more lightsome than black. Bacon. 2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating. That lightsome affection of joy. Hooker. -- Light"some*ly, adv. -- Light"some*ness, n. Happiness
  • LIGHTNESS
    The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; delicacy; grace. Syn. -- Levity; volatility; instability; inconstancy; unsteadiness; giddiness; flightiness; airiness; gayety; liveliness; agility;
  • LIGHT-ARMED
    Armed with light weapons or accouterments.
  • EIGHTEEN
    Eight and ten; as, eighteen pounds.
  • LIGHTERAGE
    1. The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter. 2. The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.
  • EIGHT
    An island in a river; an ait. "Osiers on their eights." Evelyn.
  • EIGHTIETH
    1. The next in order after seventy-ninth. 2. Consisting of one of eighty equal parts or divisions.
  • LIGHT-O'-LOVE
    1. An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a proverbial expression of levity, especially in love matters. Nares. "Best sing it to the tune of light-o'-love." Shak. 2. Hence: A light or wanton woman. Beau. & Fl.
  • COMBUSTIBILITY
    The quality of being combustible.
  • ORIGINABLE
    Capable of being originated.
  • EIGHTHLY
    As the eighth in order.
  • LIGHT-FOOT; LIGHT-FOOTED
    Having a light, springy step; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light-foot Iris. Tennyson.
  • ORIGINATION
    1. The act or process of bringing or coming into existence; first production. "The origination of the universe." Keill. What comes from spirit is a spontaneous origination. Hickok. 2. Mode of production, or bringing into being. This eruca
  • COMBUSTION CHAMBER
    A space over, or in front of , a boiler furnace where the gases from the fire become more thoroughly mixed and burnt. The clearance space in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine where the charge is compressed and ignited.
  • FREIGHT
    1. That with which anything in fraught or laden for transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a car on a railroad, etc.; as, a freight of cotton; a full freight. The sum paid by a party hiring a ship or part of a ship for the use
  • SLIGHTNESS
    The quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard.
  • SLEIGHTLY
    Cunningly. Huloet.
  • DELIGHTING
    Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor.
  • COUNTER WEIGHT
    A counterpoise.
  • DRUMMOND LIGHT
    A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal gas, in a state of ignition, upon a ball of lime; or a stream of oxygen gas through a flame of alcohol upon a ball or disk of lime; -- called
  • ABORIGINALLY
    Primarily.
  • SLEIGHT
    1. Cunning; craft; artful practice. "His sleight and his covin." Chaucer. 2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation. The world hath many subtle sleights. Latimer. 3. Dexterous
  • DELIGHTLESS
    Void of delight. Thomson.
  • INCOMBUSTIBLE
    Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; uninflammable; as, asbestus is an incombustible substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible gas. Incombustible cloth, a tissue of amianthus or asbestus; also, a fabric
  • AFFREIGHTER
    One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods.
  • SLEIGHTY
    Cunning; sly. Huloet.
  • SLIGHTEN
    To slight. B. Jonson.
  • WELTERWEIGHT
    1. A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is called a heavy welterweight) sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races. 2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between that

 

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