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dighter

dighter is the comparative form of dight.

Meaning of dight

Adjective

dight (comparative dighter, superlative dightest)

  1. (archaic, rare) Adorned, decorated, or furnished (with); dressed, arrayed, or decked out.
    • Right against the eastern gate, / Where the great sun begins his state, / Robed in flames, and amber light, / The clouds in thousand liveries dight[…].1645, John Milton, L'Allegro

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Noun

dighter (plural dighters)

  1. (obsolete) One who dights.

Forms of dighter

pluraldighters

Origin of dighter

From dight + -er (comparative suffix).

From dight + -er (agent-noun suffix).

Questions about dighter

What does dighter mean?
Dighter means one who dights.
What is dighter the comparative form of?
Dighter is the comparative form of dight.
What part of speech is dighter?
Dighter is a noun.
What is the plural of dighter?
The plural of dighter is dighters.

Words near dighter in the dictionary

  1. diggs
  2. dighi
  3. dighis
  4. dight
  5. dighted
  6. dighter
  7. dighters
  8. dightest
  9. dighting
  10. Dighton
  11. dights

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