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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  clothed \clothed\ adj.
     1. wearing clothing. [Narrower terms: adorned(predicate),
        bedecked(predicate), decked(predicate), decked
        out(predicate); appareled, attired, clad, dressed,
        garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed; arrayed,
        panoplied; breeched, pantalooned, trousered;
        bundled-up; caparisoned; cassocked: costumed:
        decent] [Narrower terms: dight] [Narrower terms:
        dressed-up, dressed to the nines(predicate), dressed to
        kill(predicate), dolled up, spruced up, spiffed up]
        [Narrower terms: gowned] [Narrower terms: habited]
        [Narrower terms: heavy-coated] [Narrower terms:
        overdressed] [Narrower terms: petticoated] [Narrower
        terms: red-coated, lobster-backed] [Narrower terms:
        surpliced] [Narrower terms: togged dressed esp in smart
        clothes)] [Narrower terms: turned out] [Narrower terms:
        underdressed] [Narrower terms: uniformed] [Narrower
        terms: vestmented] Also See: adorned, decorated.
        Antonym: unclothed.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak.
        fog-cloaked meadows
  
     Syn: cloaked, draped, mantled, wrapped.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dight
     Yola a.
     adorned, dressed

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  dight
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) disposed; adorned.
     adv.
     (lb en obsolete) Finely.
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete transitive) To deal with, handle.
     2 (lb en obsolete transitive) To dispose, put (in a given state or
  condition).
     3 (lb en archaic transitive of facial features) To be formed or
  composed (of).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  dight
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) disposed; adorned.
     adv.
     (lb en obsolete) Finely.
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete transitive) To deal with, handle.
     2 (lb en obsolete transitive) To dispose, put (in a given state or
  condition).
     3 (lb en archaic transitive of facial features) To be formed or
  composed (of).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  dight
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) disposed; adorned.
     adv.
     (lb en obsolete) Finely.
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete transitive) To deal with, handle.
     2 (lb en obsolete transitive) To dispose, put (in a given state or
  condition).
     3 (lb en archaic transitive of facial features) To be formed or
  composed (of).

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 装,饰,整顿;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     v. 装饰;整顿;预备

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