Daylight
['deɪlaɪt] or ['delaɪt]
Definition
(n.) The light of day as opposed to the darkness of night; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or to artificial light.
(n.) The eyes.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Sunlight, sunshine, day, light of day, light of heaven.
Edited by Ian
Examples
- He _could not_ walk on, till daylight came again; and here he stretched himself close to the wall--to undergo new torture. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Daylight developing soon followed, and the dark room, as far as the kodaker was concerned, took its proper place as a relic of the dark ages. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He started at daylight the next morning, and accomplished more than was expected. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He had no resource but to remain where he was until daylight appeared. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And what danger is to be apprehended, Caroline, when daylight _is_ gone? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It was daylight and the country was wet, low and dismal looking. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Wait till broad daylight, sir, when every one is stirring. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- His reply was, that he could before daylight on Monday. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- When she looked again, there was no barge, no river, no daylight, and a man whom she had never before seen held a candle close to her face. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- There were some hours of daylight still left--there was no reason why my journey back to London should not begin on that afternoon. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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