2. Verb. (archaic) (second-person singular of light) ¹
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Definition of Lightest
1. light [adj] - See also: light
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lightest
Literary usage of Lightest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (1902)
"THE lightest OF WOODS. Deep in the bogs and swamps of southeastern Missouri, in
Dunklin and Butler counties, where the land is never dry, and water from one ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1902)
"THE lightest OF WOODS. Deep in the bogs and swamps of southeastern Missouri, ...
Trelease, of the Missouri Botanical Garden, has shown, the lightest tree in ..."
3. The five great monarchies of the ancient Eastern world; or, The history by George Rawlinson (1871)
"The archers of the lightest equipment wear nothing but a fillet, ... Their arms,
legs, and feet are bare; they have Foot archers of the lightest equip- ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... and 1.25 per cent the highest for the lightest of castings. malleable castings
in addition to making pots for annealing, the regular mixture as used for ..."
5. Aristotle by George Grote (1872)
"Locus from the Superlative : — Suppose the affirmation to be, It is a proprium
of fire to be the lightest of all bodies : this you may refute by showing ..."
6. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"... oble Pelham of his staff—an officer of the lightest promises for the future.
Major Terrill, f General Stuart's staff, besides being active on the field, ..."
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