gaslight
3
9.9
- noun
- /ˈɡæsˌlaɪt/
- Archaic
:
lámpara de gas
- The gaslight era was lit up by gas synthesized from coal.
- gaslight flickered
- dim, comfortable gaslight
- glow of gaslight
The first big change was the invention of gaslight, but gaslight was still pretty dim.
- The first big change was the invention of gaslight, but gaslight was still pretty dim.
- It was like the he would like turn on the gaslights or something when she was away.
Examples
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A single gaslight showed the dim outlines of portraits and the soft blues.
Fiction book (1990) -
A fingernail of a white moon hung above the yellow puddles of gaslight in the street.
Fiction book (1997) -
Her face was so white the shadows under her eyes looked almost gray, even in this yellow gaslight.
Fiction book (1990) -
Toward the end of the eighteenth century, coal was being heated to produce gas for gaslight.
Academic text (2010) -
Seven drunks began a serenade under the gaslight beneath them.
Fiction book (1997) -
A waiter is dimming the gaslights, filling the room with deep shadows.
Fiction book (2002) -
There were willows planted along either bank, and at night the lamps of blue gaslight shone dimly over the water.
Fiction book (1992) -
Huge brass chandeliers fitted with white glass-globed gaslights hung from the tall ceiling.
Fiction book (1991) -
The old Full Historian walked slowly down pitch-black Wilmot and out onto Harrison, brighter since it had gaslights.
Fiction book (1994) -
As evening fell, the soft glow of the gaslight illuminated the old cobblestone street.
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Etymology
Gaslight originally meant the real gas light made by burning gas to light houses and streets before electricity was common. So when you see gaslight in old stories, think of warm, flickering lamps along the street.