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

How to use firelight in a sentence

Prehistoric people may have used firelight to create the illusion of movement in their art.
Prehistoric people may have used light from fires to create dynamic art|Allison Gasparini|May 12, 2022|Science News
The work suggests that the artists purposely engraved along the contours of the rock to influence viewers to see meaningful movement through the random pattern of firelight, he says.
Prehistoric people may have used light from fires to create dynamic art|Allison Gasparini|May 12, 2022|Science News
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