lamplight
noun/ˈlæmplaɪt/
Etymology
From Middle English lampe lyght, laumpe-lyth, lombe-lyȝt, equivalent to lamp + light. Compare West Frisian lampeljocht (“lamplight”), Dutch lamplicht (“lamplight”), German Lampenlicht (“lamplight”), Danish lampelys (“lamplight”), Swedish lampljus (“lamplight”), Icelandic lampaljós (“lamplight”).
- inherited from lampe lyght
Definitions
The light emitted by a lamp.
- We sat around reading by lamplight all night.
- I turned my head, and as I lay gasping in the throes of that awful struggle I could see that Leo was off the rock now, for the lamplight fell full upon him.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA