fit adj. (2 now only dial. exc. with ‘for’ or ‘to’)
1.
of the right measure
or size, well fitting Gent. IV. iv.
169,
LLL. IV. i. 50
“One o' these maids'
girdles for your waist should be
fit,”
All'sW. I. i. 114,
Cym. IV. i. 2
“How fit his garments
serve me!”
; fig.
All'sW. II. ii. 21
“Will your answer serve
fit to all questions?,”
Ham. IV. v. 10,
Lr. I. ii. 206
“All with me's meet that
I can fashion fit.”
2.
prepared, ready Meas. III. i. 268,
Mer.V. V. i. 85
“fit for
treasons,”
Cor. I. iii. 48
“We are fit to bid her
welcome,”
Oth. III. iv.
165.
