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lowlight, n. and a.|ˈləʊlaɪt|
Also low-light.
[f. low a. + light n., after highlight n.]
A. n.
a. Chiefly Hairdressing. A dark streak in lighter hair, esp. one artificially introduced; occas. an area of relatively dark make-up.
1926Hairtinting & Beauty Culture 1 Apr. 13/2 (heading) Painting in the low lights. To-day's ‘make-up’ trend. Ibid., This season, paint in the ‘low lights’. 1979Hair Autumn 13/4, I also put a few low-lights through. 1985Ibid. Summer 72/4, I suggest you have either fine highlights to make your hair look lighter, or lowlights to produce a warmer effect. 1991She May 151/1 Lowlights, which last eight to 12 weeks, help improve the appearance of grey hair by diffusing rather than masking it.
b. gen.A poor performance, a low point; opp. highlight n.
1966Sunday Times 18 Dec. 38/5 Company news continued to produce lowlights rather than highlights—with a few honourable exceptions. 1977Washington Post 6 Oct. (District Weekly) dc6/1 Here's how we hit the lowlights for 40 cents apiece before lunching at a cafeteria called the Patent Pending. 1984Morning Herald (Durham, N. Carolina) 13 Oct. 3c It was as pathetic [a] performance as the Blue Devils have had in some time. Duke's record book doesn't list the lowlights, but this certainly was one. 1990N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 30 Sept. 13/2 Discussions of the spectacular crash of Gary Hart, the Joseph Biden plagiarism scandal,..and several other high- and lowlights of the campaign.
B. adj. (Usu. as low-light and with pronunc. |ləʊˈlaɪt|). Used attrib. (esp. in Photogr.) to designate devices designed for operation in low levels of illumination, activities carried out under such circumstances, etc.
[1969in A. Boni Photogr. Lit. 1960–70 (1972) 291/2 (title) Solving the low light level lens selection problem.] 1977Which? Dec. 648/3 ASA 400 film adjusts low-light warning only. 1984J. Partridge One Touch Photogr. 11 It is advisable to support the camera in some low-light situations. 1989T. Clancy Clear & Present Danger viii. 133 The clear night made for surprisingly good visibility, even without the low-light goggles with which they were normally equipped. 1992Fly Rod & Reel Jan.–Feb. 14/2 A Big Eye {hash}22 has an eye like a {hash}16 hook; the {hash}16, an eye the size of a {hash}10—a boon for low-light fishing or heavier tippets.
So ˈlowlighting n. (Hairdressing).
1972J. R. Raynes Men's Hairdressing iii. 68 Lowlighting is effected by putting dark streaks into light hair. 1988Grocery Update June 39/4 Poly is relaunching Poly Hi-lights in new packaging which complements the redesigned auburn lowlighting kit. |