owl-lightn.

Brit.

/ˈaʊllʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈaʊ(l)ˌlaɪt/

Forms:

α. see owl n. and light n.¹; also 1500s owlight.

β. 1800s– owl's light.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: owl n., light n.¹

Etymology: < owl n. + light n.¹ In β forms < the genitive of owl n. + light n.¹

Now somewhat literary.

Twilight, dusk; dim or poor light. In early use sometimes: †the cover of night, the dark (obsolete). Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun] > darkness of night

nightOE

murk nightc1300

shadowsa1382

night-shade1558

the shades (of night, of evening, etc.)1582

owl-light1599

black1683

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > twilight

evengloamOE

twilighting1387

crepusculum1398

crepusculec1400

twilightc1440

twinlightc1532

grisping1580

grey1592

owl-light1599

gropsing1606

twatter-light1606

twitterlight1608

dusk1622

grasp1650

torchlighta1656

crepuscle1665

mock-shade1669

dimps1693

duskish1696

dimmit1746

darklins1767

twilight glow1819

gloama1821

owlet light1821

sandhya1876

dusk-light1937

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 42 Which droue Leander when he durst not deale aboue boord..to swim to her, nor that in the day, but by owle light.

1622 L. Andrewes Serm. xv, in XCVI Serm. (1629) 142 Vespertina [lux], the Owle-light of our Reason, or skill, is too dimm to see it [sc. Christ's presence] by.

1630 J. Taylor Very Merry Wherry-Ferry Voy. in Wks. ii. 8/2 When sodainly 'twixt Owle-light and the darke, We pluck'd the Boat beyond high-water mark.

1675 C. Cotton Burlesque upon Burlesque 83 He has that won't endure the Sun, But is by Owl-light to be done.

1727 L. Welsted Dissembled Wanton iii. i. 36 We have no Mall to walk in by Owl-light..: but notwithstanding, we often take the Benefit of the fresh Air.

1761 W. Warburton Charge to Clergy Diocese Gloucester in Wks. (1787) V. 592 The Antiquarian, who delights to solace himself in the benighted days of Monkish Owl-light.

1776 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. II. 213 I must finish to-morrow, for I have written thus far by owllight.

1826 H. D. Best Four Years France 332 He..arrived at Beaucaire in time to lead his ladies about both by owls-light and lamp-light.

1877 Sir P. Wallis in J. G. Brighton Adm. of Fleet (1892) 199 As I am now writing by owl's light, I must call a halt.

1908 K. Tynan Irish Poems 64 In the dim light, the owl's light, 'Tis I remember yet.

1983 S. Cooper Seaward vi. 47 Then it will be half-light, owl-light, the light between the dawn and the rising of the sun.

2002 SF Weekly (Nexis) 30 Oct. I sense, more than see, winged predators swooping and diving in the murky owl-light of the northern fields.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	owl-light
释义	owl-lightn. Brit. /ˈaʊllʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈaʊ(l)ˌlaɪt/ Forms: α. see owl n. and light n.¹; also 1500s owlight. β. 1800s– owl's light. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: owl n., light n.¹ Etymology: < owl n. + light n.¹ In β forms < the genitive of owl n. + light n.¹ Now somewhat literary. Twilight, dusk; dim or poor light. In early use sometimes: †the cover of night, the dark (obsolete). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun] > darkness of night nightOE murk nightc1300 shadowsa1382 night-shade1558 the shades (of night, of evening, etc.)1582 owl-light1599 black1683 the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > twilight evengloamOE twilighting1387 crepusculum1398 crepusculec1400 twilightc1440 twinlightc1532 grisping1580 grey1592 owl-light1599 gropsing1606 twatter-light1606 twitterlight1608 dusk1622 grasp1650 torchlighta1656 crepuscle1665 mock-shade1669 dimps1693 duskish1696 dimmit1746 darklins1767 twilight glow1819 gloama1821 owlet light1821 sandhya1876 dusk-light1937 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 42 Which droue Leander when he durst not deale aboue boord..to swim to her, nor that in the day, but by owle light. 1622 L. Andrewes Serm. xv, in XCVI Serm. (1629) 142 Vespertina [lux], the Owle-light of our Reason, or skill, is too dimm to see it [sc. Christ's presence] by. 1630 J. Taylor Very Merry Wherry-Ferry Voy. in Wks. ii. 8/2 When sodainly 'twixt Owle-light and the darke, We pluck'd the Boat beyond high-water mark. 1675 C. Cotton Burlesque upon Burlesque 83 He has that won't endure the Sun, But is by Owl-light to be done. 1727 L. Welsted Dissembled Wanton iii. i. 36 We have no Mall to walk in by Owl-light..: but notwithstanding, we often take the Benefit of the fresh Air. 1761 W. Warburton Charge to Clergy Diocese Gloucester in Wks. (1787) V. 592 The Antiquarian, who delights to solace himself in the benighted days of Monkish Owl-light. 1776 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. II. 213 I must finish to-morrow, for I have written thus far by owllight. 1826 H. D. Best Four Years France 332 He..arrived at Beaucaire in time to lead his ladies about both by owls-light and lamp-light. 1877 Sir P. Wallis in J. G. Brighton Adm. of Fleet (1892) 199 As I am now writing by owl's light, I must call a halt. 1908 K. Tynan Irish Poems 64 In the dim light, the owl's light, 'Tis I remember yet. 1983 S. Cooper Seaward vi. 47 Then it will be half-light, owl-light, the light between the dawn and the rising of the sun. 2002 SF Weekly (Nexis) 30 Oct. I sense, more than see, winged predators swooping and diving in the murky owl-light of the northern fields. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1599
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