light (adj.)
[of counterfeit coins] of less weight, worthless, cheap
2H4 I.ii.167[Falstaff to Lord Chief Justice] your ill angel is light [pun: 166]
Cym V.iv.25[Posthumus alone to the gods, of his life] Though light, take pieces for the figure's sake [i.e. although my life is of less value, accept the pieces of it for the sake of the image on the coins]
Oth II.iii.168[Othello to all] He that stirs next ... / Holds his soul light
RJ II.vi.20[Friar to himself] So light is vanity
Tem I.ii.453[Prospero to himself, of Ferdinand meeting Miranda] this swift business / I must uneasy make, lest too light winning / Make the prize light [second instance]
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