candlelight
Use Candlelight in a sentence
dlˌlaɪt noun
1.
the light of a candle.
2.
a dim artificial light.
3.
twilight; dusk.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. the light from a candle or candles: they ate by candlelight |
| b. (as modifier): a candlelight dinner | |
| 2. | dusk; evening |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
They wove only by daylight, to insure that the colors were consistent and not distorted by candlelight.
The interior features low-back sofas, wooden crate tables, candlelight and curved leather booths.
Reading by candlelight, if one was even literate and had access to books.
In many places, a lack of electricity means that cervical examinations are carried out haphazardly by candlelight.
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