The intense white light produced by heating a piece of lime in an oxyhydrogen flame. Also called Drummond light (see Drummond light at Drummond, n.…
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| 释义 | the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > limelight (6) limelight1826 The intense white light produced by heating a piece of lime in an oxyhydrogen flame. Also called Drummond light (see Drummond light at Drummond, n.… Drummond1830 attributive and in the genitive. Designating a lamp which produces an intense light by the incandescence of a piece of lime when it is heated… oxyhydrogen light1849 = limelight, n. 1. oxy-calcium light1859 = limelight, n. 1. calcium light1864 the lime-light. Subcategories:— ball of lime producing (1) |
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