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alit |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alight \A*light"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Alighted}sometimes {Alit}; p. pr & vb n. {Alighting}.] [OE. alihten fr AS [=a]l[=i]htan; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + l[=i]htan, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from fr l[=i]ht, leoht light. See {Light}, v. i.] 1. To spring down get down or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. 2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof. 3. To come or chance (upon). [R.]
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