Etymology : Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch mist mist, Greek omichlE
Pronunciation : 'mist
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. fog, haze; veil of tears, blurry vision. make misty, dim, obscure; cloud, make opaque, fog. mist\mist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. misted; p. pr. & vb. n. misting.] to cloud; to cover with mist; to dim.mist \mist\ (m&ibreve;st), n. [as. mist; akin to d. & sw. mist, icel. mistr, g. mist dung, goth. ma?hstus, as. mīgan to make water, icel. mīga, lith. migla mist, russ. mgla, l. mingere, meiere, to make water, gr. to make water, mist, skr. mih to make water, n., a mist mgha cloud. ?102. cf. misle, mizzle, mixen.].
2. visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.
3. coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, scotch mist.
4. hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision. his passion cast a mist before his sense.mist flower (bot.), a composite plant (eupatorium cœlestinum), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. it is found in the western and southern united states.mist \mist\, v. i. to rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.
5. Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.
6. Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist.
7. Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.
8. To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim.
9. To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists. a thin fog with condensation near the ground become covered with mist; "The windshield misted over" spray finely or cover with mist.
10. 1. Mist consists of a large number of tiny drops of water in the air, which make it difficult to see:
very far. Thick mist made flying impossible Mists and fog swirled about the road.
11. If a piece of glass mists or is misted, it becomes covered with tiny drops of moisture, so that you cannot see:
through it easily. The windows misted, blurring the stark streetlight The temperature in the car was misting the window. Mist over and mist up mean the same as mist. The front windshield was misting over She stood in front of the misted-up mirror. to cover something with very small drops of liquid in order to keep it wet.