Kight

Quick meaning: Kight is a noun meaning Obsolete spelling of kite (“bird of prey”).

Meaning

Obsolete spelling of kite (“bird of prey”).

Example Sentences

[…] Monſieur de Sanſſac was appointed to attend vpon him [Francis I of France] with all ſorts of Haukes, wherein the ſaide Emperour ſemed to take great delight, eſpecially with flying at the Kight, which the French call Voler le Milan, […]

And yet the ſillie kight, well weyde in each degree, May ſerue ſometimes (as in his kinde) for mans commoditie. The kight can weede the worme from corne and coſtly ſeedes, The kight cã kill the mowldiwarpe, in pleaſant meads yͭ breeds: Out of the ſtately ſtreetes the kight can clenſe the filth, As mẽ can clẽſe the worthleſſe weedes frõ fruteful fallow tilth; […]

Word Forms

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include kier, kite, kittle, kiddle, kittles, knights.

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