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firelight

[ fahyuhr-lahyt ]

/ ˈfaɪərˌlaɪt /

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noun

the light from a fire, as on a hearth.

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Origin of firelight

before 900; Middle English firlight,Old English fȳrlēoht.See fire, light¹

Words nearby firelight

fire insurance, fire irons, Fire Island, fireless, fireless cooker, firelight, fire line, firelock, fireman, fire marshal, firenado

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How to use firelight in a sentence

He was tall and of familiar figure, and the firelight was playing in the tossed curls of his short, fair hair.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
She opened the letter by the flickering firelight, which was stronger on the hearthrug than the light of the dim November day.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
The firelight played on the lace curtains of the baby's bed, as it did on Lady Hartledon's face; a thoughtful face just now.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
The obscurity lent him courage to keep his eyes fastened as ardently as he liked upon the girl who sat in the firelight.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

Pretty silver ferns and trees covered the panes and sparkled in the firelight.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson