fairy lights

plural noun

small coloured electric bulbs strung together and used for decoration, esp on a Christmas tree

Across the face of the waters glistening bands of emerald green and serene blue quivered in fairy lights.

At night the avenues of booths are illuminated with thousands of fairy lights, electric lamps and Chinese lanterns.

Up-stream shone the fairy lights of the other bridges that span the East River.

There will be the band and the arranging of the fairy lights and one thing or another, ma'am.

Fairy lights winked in hooded windows like deep-set eyes, and a soft warm haze lapped round him dreamily, lulling his senses.

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