Gaslight
['gæslaɪt] or ['gæs'laɪt]
Definition
(noun.) light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas.
Checked by Bianca--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas.
(n.) A gas jet or burner.
Editor: Woodrow
Examples
- In front of him he saw, in the gaslight, a tallish man, walking with a slight stagger, and carrying a white goose slung over his shoulder. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- That's Lady Belinda hanging up by the waist, much too near the gaslight for a wax one, with her toes turned in. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- As she did so the gaslight struck on the gold of her wedding-ring. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- It was moonlight and gaslight besides, and very still and serene. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I saw in the gaslight that Holmes wore an amused smile at this brilliant departure of mine. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The city of Messina, milk-white, and starred and spangled all over with gaslights, was a fairy spectacle. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Next moment, Mr Wegg is stumping under the gaslights and through the mud. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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