'Dighting' definitions:

Definition of 'Dighting'

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  • Dight \Dight\ (d[imac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dight or Dighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dighting.] [OF. dihten, AS. dihtan to dictate, command, dispose, arrange, fr. L. dictare to say often, dictate, order; cf. G. dichten to write poetry, fr. L. dictare. See Dictate.]
  • 1. To prepare; to put in order; hence, to dress, or put on; to array; to adorn. [Archaic] "She gan the house to --dight." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Two harmless turtles, dight for sacrifice. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
  • The clouds in thousand liveries dight. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

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