skylighted
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of skylighted
1875–80; skylight + -ed 3, or reanalyzed as sky + lighted 1 ( def. ) (past participle)
Example Sentences
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A red rod hung down from the skylighted ceiling.
From Washington Post
One big, spectacular skylighted room — formerly the museum’s lovely, underutilized, now unrecognizable Sherwood Auditorium — is of special note.
From Los Angeles Times
The restaurant occupies three floors with a spacious main-floor dining room and bar; a mezzanine on the second floor with wraparound counter seating and some tables in a library-style setting; rooms for private events; and a skylighted top floor with communal tables for parties or dining.
From New York Times
The pieces, mostly carved from light-hued wood, lurk behind posts or nestle above eye level, leaving empty the gallery’s skylighted area.
From Washington Post
This one’s a bit cozier at 3,600 square feet but fills its space with sunny, glass-filled, skylighted living spaces that take in sweeping views of the canyons below.
From Los Angeles Times
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