lamplight

[ lamp-lahyt ]

noun

1. the light lights thrown by a lamp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lamplight¹

First recorded in 1570–80; lamp + light ¹

Example Sentences

Outside, away from the glow of the fire and the soft lamplight, the night was chill and murky.

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"Oh," she exclaimed carelessly, and went on knitting, drawing closer to the lamplight.

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Talpers flushed angrily, and then grinned, until his alkali-cracked lips glistened in the lamplight.

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In the morning, we all arose early and took our last breakfast together by lamplight.

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Mary saw Morgiana standing in the dim lamplight, her head bowed upon her hands.

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