Meaning & use
dight
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An archaic word meaning to dress, adorn, or prepare something.
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The knights were dight in shining armor before the tournament began.
The old ballad tells of a bride dight in white for her wedding.
A note on using this word
Common in Middle and Early Modern English poetry, including the work of Robert Burns and Edmund Spenser; it survives today only in deliberately archaic writing.
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