Scotch mist

English 2016 March 16 Pronunciation en en-au-Scotch mist.ogg AU Noun thumb|Scotch mist in the Grampians ~ en UK A cold and penetrating mist, verging on rain. en UK dialect chiefly _ Lancashire _ and _ Yorkshire idiomatic Something that is hard to find or does not exist. en Eric H Partridge Words Get Their Wings https://doi.org/10.2307/371419 College English 1945 7 1 29 Scotch mist, the R.A.F. term for something imaginary. The joke of it is that Scotch mist is as wetting as English rain. en WWII Something imaginary, nonexistent, or overlooked. A drink of Scotch whisky served with ice and lemon peel. The perennial flowering plant Galium sylvaticum. en wood bedstraw Translations A cold penetrating mist verging on rain Estonian: et uduvihm Finnish: fi vihma Irish: ga ceobháisteach f Māori: mi tūkōrehu Scottish Gaelic: gd ceò silteach m Welsh: cy smwc m, cy smwclaw m Galium sylvaticum French: fr gaillet des bois m German: de Wald-Labkraut n Polish: pl przytulia leśna m en Cocktails Fog Weather Madder family plants