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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dighted

Dight \Dight\ (d[imac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dight or Dighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dighting.] [OF. dihten, AS. dihtan to dictate, command, dispose, arrange, fr. L. dictare to say often, dictate, order; cf. G. dichten to write poetry, fr. L. dictare. See Dictate.]

  1. To prepare; to put in order; hence, to dress, or put on; to array; to adorn. [Archaic] ``She gan the house to
    --dight.''
    --Chaucer.

    Two harmless turtles, dight for sacrifice.
    --Fairfax.

    The clouds in thousand liveries dight.
    --Milton.

  2. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.]
    --Chaucer.

Wiktionary
dighted

vb. (en-past of: dight)

WordNet
dighted

adj. dressed or adorned (as for battle)

Usage examples of "dighted".

She held up a triangular shard of flint, its edges dighted as thin and sharp as any metal blade.