单词 | house light |
释义 | > as lemmashouse light house light n. (a) one of the (esp. interior) lights of a house; (b) (in plural) the lights in the auditorium of a theatre, etc., which are dimmed or extinguished during a stage performance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > house-lights house light1890 1764 V. J. Peyton Compend. Dict. French Lang. at Veuë A house light. 1823 New Times 24 Apr. [This lamp] may even be used about the bed of sickness without danger; and as a moving or house light, is a protection of the carpets from tallow or wax. 1890 Electr. Engineer 19 Nov. 562/1 These switches, it will be noted, regulate both the stage and the house lights. 1920 P. G. Wodehouse Jill the Reckless xviii. 320 The house-lights went up. 1991 J. Caplan Memories of Gorbals (BNC) 64 It was late when I reached home, almost midnight. To my surprise the house lights were full on. 2006 Wired Sept. 90/2 The houselights darken, and a half-dozen musicians dressed in black take the stage. < as lemmas |
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