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Alight
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. "The lamps were alight." Dickens.