What is to descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof called?
alight — To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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