Limelight
['laɪmlaɪt]
Definition
(noun.) a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting.
(noun.) a focus of public attention; 'he enjoyed being in the limelight'; 'when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency'.
Edited by Hardy--From WordNet
Examples
- The Welsbach light is a development of the Drummond, or limelight, invented by Lieut. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- For some centuries the Turkish Empire and Central Asia and China are relatively neglected by the limelight of the European historian. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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