[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

light \light\ limact, n. oe. light, liht, as. le'iht;
   akin to os. lioht, d.  g. licht, ohg. lioht, goth.
   liuhathorn, icel. lj=os, l. lux light, lucere to shine,
   gr. leyko`s white, skr. ruc to shine. root122. cf. lucid,
   lunar, luminous, lynx.
   1. that agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of
      which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered
      visible or luminous.
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   note: light was regarded formerly as consisting of material
         particles, or corpuscules, sent off in all directions
         from luminous bodies, and traversing space, in right
         lines, with the known velocity of about 186,300 miles
         per second; but it is now generally understood to
         consist, not in any actual transmission of particles or
         substance, but in the propagation of vibrations or
         undulations in a subtile, elastic medium, or ether,
         assumed to pervade all space, and to be thus set in
         vibratory motion by the action of luminous bodies, as
         the atmosphere is by sonorous bodies. this view of the
         nature of light is known as the undulatory or wave
         theory; the other, advocated by newton but long since
         abandoned, as the corpuscular, emission, or newtonian
         theory. a more recent theory makes light to consist in
         electrical oscillations, and is known as the
         electro-magnetic theory of light.
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   2. that which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the
      sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc.
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            then he called for a light, and sprang in. --acts
                                                  xvi. 29.
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            and god made two great lights; the greater light to
            rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the
            night.                                --gen. i. 16.
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   3. the time during which the light of the sun is visible;
      day; especially, the dawn of day.
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            the murderer, rising with the light, killeth the
            poor and needy.                       --job xxiv.
                                                  14.
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   4. the brightness of the eye or eyes.
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            he seemed to find his way without his eyes;
            for out o'door he went without their helps,
            and, to the last, bended their light on me. --shak.
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   5. the medium through which light is admitted, as a window,
      or window pane; a skylight; in architecture, one of the
      compartments of a window made by a mullion or mullions.
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            there were windows in three rows, and light was
            against light in three ranks.         --i kings
                                                  vii.4.
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   6. life; existence.
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            o, spring to light, auspicious babe, be born 
                                                  --pope.
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   7. open view; a visible state or condition; public
      observation; publicity.
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            the duke yet would have dark deeds darkly answered;
            he would never bring them to light.   --shak.
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   8. the power of perception by vision.
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            my strength faileth me; as for the light of my eyes,
            it also is gone from me.              --ps. xxxviii.
                                                  10.
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   9. that which illumines or makes clear to the mind; mental or
      spiritual illumination; enlightenment; knowledge;
      information.
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            he shall never know
            that i had any light of this from thee. --shak.
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   10. prosperity; happiness; joy; felicity.
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             then shall thy light break forth as the morning,
             and thy health shall spring forth speedily. --is.
                                                  lviii. 8.
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   11. paint. the manner in which the light strikes upon a
       picture; that part of a picture which represents those
       objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the
       more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; --
       opposed to shade. cf. chiaroscuro.
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   12. appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances
       presented to view; point of view; as, to state things
       fairly and put them in the right light.
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             frequent consideration of a thing . . . shows it in
             its several lights and various ways of appearance.
                                                  --south.
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   13. one who is conspicuous or noteworthy; a model or example;
       as, the lights of the age or of antiquity.
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             joan of arc,
             a light of ancient france.           --tennyson.
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   14. pyrotech. a firework made by filling a case with a
       substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored
       flame; as, a bengal light.
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   note: light is used figuratively to denote that which
         resembles physical light in any respect, as
         illuminating, benefiting, enlightening, or enlivening
         mankind.
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   ancient lights law, calcium light, flash light, etc.
      see under ancient, calcium, etc.

   light ball mil., a ball of combustible materials, used to
      afford light; -- sometimes made so as to be fired from a
      cannon or mortar, or to be carried up by a rocket.

   light barrel mil., an empty power barrel pierced with
      holes and filled with shavings soaked in pitch, used to
      light up a ditch or a breach.

   light dues com., tolls levied on ships navigating certain
      waters, for the maintenance of lighthouses.

   light iron, a candlestick. obs.

   light keeper, a person appointed to take care of a
      lighthouse or light-ship.

   light money, charges laid by government on shipping
      entering a port, for the maintenance of lighthouses and
      light-ships.

   the light of the countenance, favor; kindness; smiles.
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            lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon
            us.                                   --ps. iv. 6.

   northern lights. see aurora borealis, under aurora.

   to bring to light, to cause to be disclosed.

   to come to light, to be disclosed.

   to see the light, to come into the light; hence, to come
      into the world or into public notice; as, his book never
      saw the light.

   to stand in one's own light, to take a position which is
      injurious to one's own interest.
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see also:
lucid lunar luminous lynx shade chiaroscuro 
ancient lights calcium light flash light ancient calcium 
light ball light barrel light dues light iron light keeper 
light money the light of the countenance northern lights aurora borealis aurora 
to bring to light to come to light to see the light to stand in one's own light 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bring \bring\, v. t. imp.  p. p. brought; p. pr.  vb. n.
   bringing. oe. bringen, as. bringan; akin to os. brengian,
   d. brengen, fries. brenga, ohg. bringan, g. bringen, goth.
   briggan.
   1. to convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be;
      to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.
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            and as she was going to fetch it, he called to her,
            and said, bring me, i pray thee, a morsel of bread.
                                                  --1 kings
                                                  xvii. 11.
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            to france shall we convey you safe,
            and bring you back.                   --shak.
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   2. to cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to
      make to come; to produce; to draw to.
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            there is nothing will bring you more honor . . .
            than to do what right in justice you may. --bacon.
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   3. to convey; to move; to carry or conduct.
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            in distillation, the water . . . brings over with it
            some part of the oil of vitriol.      --sir i.
                                                  newton.
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   4. to persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
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            it seems so preposterous a thing . . . that they do
            not easily bring themselves to it.    --locke.
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            the nature of the things . . . would not suffer him
            to think otherwise, how, or whensoever, he is
            brought to reflect on them.           --locke.
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   5. to produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what
      does coal bring per ton?
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   to bring about, to bring to pass; to effect; to accomplish.
      

   to bring back.
      a to recall.
      b to restore, as something borrowed, to its owner.

   to bring by the lee naut., to incline so rapidly to
      leeward of the course, when a ship sails large, as to
      bring the lee side suddenly to the windward, any by laying
      the sails aback, expose her to danger of upsetting.

   to bring down.
      a to cause to come down.
      b to humble or abase; as, to bring down high looks.

   to bring down the house, to cause tremendous applause.
      colloq.

   to bring forth.
      a to produce, as young fruit.
      b to bring to light; to make manifest.

   to bring forward
      a to exhibit; to introduce; to produce to view.
      b to hasten; to promote; to forward.
      c to propose; to adduce; as, to bring forward arguments.
          

   to bring home.
      a to bring to one's house.
      b to prove conclusively; as, to bring home a charge of
          treason.
      c to cause one to feel or appreciate by personal
          experience.
      d naut. to lift of its place, as an anchor.

   to bring in.
      a to fetch from without; to import.
      b to introduce, as a bill in a deliberative assembly.
      c to return or repot to, or lay before, a court or other
          body; to render; as, to bring in a verdict or a
          report.
      d to take to an appointed place of deposit or
          collection; as, to bring in provisions or money for a
          specified object.
      e to produce, as income.
      f to induce to join.

   to bring off, to bear or convey away; to clear from
      condemnation; to cause to escape.

   to bring on.
      a to cause to begin.
      b to originate or cause to exist; as, to bring on a
          disease.

   to bring one on one's way, to accompany, guide, or attend
      one.

   to bring out, to expose; to detect; to bring to light from
      concealment.

   to bring over.
      a to fetch or bear across.
      b to convert by persuasion or other means; to cause to
          change sides or an opinion.

   to bring to.
      a to resuscitate; to bring back to consciousness or
          life, as a fainting person.
      b naut. to check the course of, as of a ship, by
          dropping the anchor, or by counterbracing the sails so
          as to keep her nearly stationary she is then said to
          lie to.
      c to cause a vessel to lie to, as by firing across her
          course.
      d to apply a rope to the capstan.

   to bring to light, to disclose; to discover; to make clear;
      to reveal.

   to bring a sail to naut., to bend it to the yard.

   to bring to pass, to accomplish to effect. "trust also in
      him; and he shall bring it to pass." --ps. xxxvii. 5.

   to bring under, to subdue; to restrain; to reduce to
      obedience.

   to bring up.
      a to carry upward; to nurse; to rear; to educate.
      b to cause to stop suddenly.
      c

   note: v. i. by dropping the reflexive pronoun to stop
         suddenly; to come to a standstill. colloq.

   to bring up any one with a round turn, to cause any one
      to stop abruptly. colloq.

   to be brought to bed. see under bed.
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   syn: to fetch; bear; carry; convey; transport; import;
        procure; produce; cause; adduce; induce.
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see also:
brought bringing to bring about to bring back to bring by the lee to bring down 
to bring down the house to bring forth to bring forward to bring home to bring in 
to bring off to bring on to bring one on one's way to bring out to bring over 
to bring to to bring to light to bring a sail to to bring to pass to bring under 
to bring up to bring up any one with a round turn to be brought to bed bed 

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