cold light

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noun

light emitted by a source that is not incandescent, as from a firefly.

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Origin of cold light

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby cold light

Cold hands, warm heart, Cold Harbor, cold-hearted, coldie, Colditz, cold light, cold moulding, cold one, cold pack, cold patch, cold pole

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How to use cold light in a sentence

Within my large multipurpose kitchen-dining-living room, I had cold lights on the kitchen work surfaces, warmer light on the dining table, and the warmest light in the living area.
Lighting tricks that will make small rooms feel gigantic|Hugh Neill|September 22, 2021|Popular-Science
I don’t know if that means, in the cold light of day, whether the justices would be interested in going to the same place in this context.
Pennsylvania emerges as likely hot spot for voting disputes and legal challenges after Election Day|Derek Hawkins, Michelle Lee, Jacob Bogage|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
This is comedy based on a cold humor, detached, euphemistic, devoid of any generosity.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We indulge in expensive cold-pressed juices and SoulCycle classes, justifying these purchases as investments in our health.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Cold War fears could be manipulated through misleading art to attract readers to daunting material.
How Pulp Fiction Saved Literature|Wendy Smith|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The vaccine is delivered through a “carrier virus” that causes a common cold in chimpanzees but does not affect humans.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
You just travel light with carry-on luggage, go to cities that you love, and get to hang out with all your friends.
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Behold a dumpy, comfortable British paterfamilias in a light flannel suit and a faded sun hat.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
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Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Mr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Distance, the uncertain light, and imagination, magnified it to a high wall; high as the wall of China.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for cold light

cold light

noun

light emitted at low temperatures from a source that is not incandescent, such as fluorescence, phosphorescence, bioluminescence, or triboluminescence

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