| 单词 | rushlight candle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrushlight candle General attributive (literal and figurative), as rushlight box, rushlight candle, rushlight holder, rushlight life, rushlight love, rushlight shade, etc. ΚΠ 1721 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius No. 14 64 The late Bishop of Bristol..found him in his Lodgings by a little starving Fire, with a Rush light Candle before him. 1754 S. Bowden Poems Var. Subj. 85 A tinder-box of look obscure, With all its houshold furniture, Hangs near the rush-light candles ty'd, Eternal neighbours, side by side. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. xii. 181 The little circles of light which the reflection of the rushlight-shade threw upon the ceiling. 1863 W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 104 It was a great day in my rushlight life. 1934 L. B. Lyon White Hare 34 And dowsed in dark Their little rush-light love. 1955 G. Stevens In Canad. Attic 23 Light for domestic purposes was first supplied by the campfires; next came the rushlight holder. 1969 E. H. Pinto Treen 123 Rush-light boxes. These containers..usually of oak or mahogany and mostly dating from the 18th century, are rare and seldom identified correctly. 1999 National Trust Mag. Spring 15/2 She correctly identified the mystery object as a rushnip, a rushlight holder. < as lemmas |
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