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| 1. | Usually, footlights. Theater. the lights at the front of a stage that are nearly on a level with the feet of the performers. |
| 2. | the footlights, the stage; acting profession. |
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ˈfootlight noun
(in a theatre) a light which shines on the actors etc from the front of the stage
See also: football, foothill, foothold, footing, footman, footmark, footnote, footpath, footprint, footsore, footstep, footwear, follow in someone's footsteps, foot, foot the bill, on foot, put one's foot down, put one's foot in it, "footlight" in any language
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Footlight
Foot"light`\, n. One of a row of lights in the front of the stage in a theater, etc., and on a level therewith. Before the footlights, upon the stage; -- hence, in the capacity of an actor.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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