| 单词 | christmas lights |
| 释义 | > as lemmasChristmas lights Christmas lights n. candles, lamps, or other lights used for decoration during the Christmas period; also occasionally in singular; (in later use) spec. (a) a series of small electric lights on a cable; fairy lights (see fairy light n. 2); (b) an outdoor display of electric lights, typically incorporating images or designs associated with Christmas, and used to decorate streets, public buildings, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > festivities associated with Christmas > articles associated with hollyc1150 Christmas lights1597 mince pie1604 Christmas puddingc1650 Christmas present1663 Christmas gift1751 Christmas decoration1818 Christmas tree1826 tree1851 wesley-bob1859 Christmas card1860 bauble1862 Advent calendar1867 the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > electric light > [noun] > fairy lights fairy lights1839 Christmas lights1903 1597 N. Breton Wits Trenchmour sig. C3v Uirgine wax is for Christmas lights, which is not solde by euery Chandler. 1826 tr. E. T. Hoffman Master Flea i. 3 The chamber door was flung open, and in rushed Peregrine, amidst a whole fire-flood of variegated Christmas lights. 1903 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 15 Dec. 4/6 (advt.) Christmas Compliments and Christmas Lights are alike obtainable here... We can supply all kinds of..lights, chandeliers, and the wiring thereof. 1930 Daily Mail 8 Dec. 24/2 (caption) Lure of the Christmas Lights.—A daily Mail flash-light photograph taken in Oxford-street last night. 2000 A. Maupin Night Listener (2001) xxi. 255 The Gordian tangle of Christmas lights he kept stored in the attic. 2017 Sc. Business Insider (Nexis) 5 Dec. 38 NSPCC is partnering with communities all over the UK on the switching on of their Christmas lights. < as lemmas |
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