calcium light
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of calcium light
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Far better bring them near and turn on the calcium light.
From A Woman of the World Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Daughters by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler
The calcium light beamed upon the figure of the sleeping lady, while the rest of the stage was comparatively dark.
From Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. by Stanton, Ellis
I looked around the corner and could see he just had on his shirt and pants, and his suspenders were hanging down, and his bald head shown like a calcium light just before it explodes.
From Peck's Compendium of Fun by Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)
Pity we can't have a calcium light for that scene.
From The Art of Disappearing by Smith, John Talbot
His stories are full of adventure and dramatic situations, and his melodrama is of the lurid kind on which the calcium light is thrown.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
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