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lamplight

American  
[lamp-lahyt] / ˈlæmpˌlaɪt /

noun

  1. the light thrown by a lamp.


Etymology

Origin of lamplight

First recorded in 1570–80; lamp + light 1

Example Sentences

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His memories, he says, “are still tinged with the lamplight of that era” before electricity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023

Two hours and a rapid PCR test later, I sat in the dark of a tent, watching as two young women formed a kind of Pietà in a pool of warm yellow lamplight.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2023

To confirm their light-sensing role, the researchers covered the centipedes’ antennae with tinfoil, blocking their exposure to the lamplight.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 12, 2023

“This is a totally deliberate tactic,” Zelenskyy said in his nighttime video address to the nation, filmed outside in Kyiv, with the presidential office in the lamplight behind him.

From Washington Times • Mar. 19, 2022

Sefia watched the fine hair on his forearms gleaming in the lamplight.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee