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Definition of Mislight
1. v. t. To deceive or lead astray with a false light.
Definition of Mislight
1. Verb. To deceive or lead astray with a false light. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mislight
1. to lead astray by its light [v -LIGHTED or -LIT, -LIGHTING, -LIGHTS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mislight
Literary usage of Mislight
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"461. mislight (mis-lit'), ... No will o' the wispe mislight thee. Herrick,
Night-piece, To Julia. mislike ..."
2. Irving's Sketch Book by Washington Irving (1901)
"... The shooting stars attend thee, And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow
Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. No Will o' the Wisp mislight thee; ..."
3. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and by Washington Irving (1849)
"No Will o' the Wisp mislight thee ; Nor snake nor slow-worm bite thee ; But on,
on thy way, Not making a stay, Since ghost there is none to affright thee. ..."
4. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"No Will-o-th'-wisp mislight thee, Nor snake nor slow-worm bite thee: But on thy
way Not making stay, Since ghost there's none t' affright thee! ..."
5. The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900 by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1908)
"No Will-o'-the-wisp mislight thee, Nor snake or slow-worm bite thee; But on, on
thy way Not making a stay, Since ghost there's none to affright thee. ..."
6. Works by Washington Irving (1894)
"No Will-o'-the-Wisp mislight thee ; Nor snake nor slow-worm bite thee ; But on,
on thy way, Not making a stay, Since ghost there is none to affright thee. ..."
7. The World's Best Poetry by Bliss Carman (1904)
"... Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. No Will-o'-th'-wispe
mislight thee, Nor snake nor slow-worm bite thee; ..."
8. Robert Herrick: A Biographical and Critical Study by Frederic William Moorman (1910)
"No Will-o'-th'-Wisp mislight thee ; Nor snake or slow-worm bite thee ; But on,
on thy way, Not making a stay, Since ghost there's none to affright thee. ..."
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