dighting

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dighting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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              Two harmless turtles, dight for sacrifice.
                                                    --Fairfax.
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              The clouds in thousand liveries dight. --Milton.
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     2. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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