top-lightedadj.

Brit.

/ˈtɒpˌlʌɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈtɑpˌlaɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: top n.¹, lighted adj.

Etymology: < top n.¹ + lighted adj., after top light n. Compare later top-light v. and top-lit adj.

Of a room or other interior space: illuminated from above, esp. by natural light from a skylight, window, etc. Cf. top-lit adj.

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the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > without darkness > lit by a skylight

skylighted1783

skylighty1848

1843 in C. Thompson County & City of Cork Almanac (end matter) (advt.) His Two Top Lighted Picture Gallaries,..50 Feet Long by 20 Feet Wide, are open for Exhibitions.

1911 W. J. Locke Glory of Clementina Wing xxiv. 374 The room, spacious and top-lighted, was converted into a studio.

1999 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 4 Feb. 30/4 The Swiss museum's similarly top-lighted gallery spaces are also well-proportioned.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	top-lighted
释义	top-lightedadj. Brit. /ˈtɒpˌlʌɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈtɑpˌlaɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: top n.¹, lighted adj. Etymology: < top n.¹ + lighted adj., after top light n. Compare later top-light v. and top-lit adj. Of a room or other interior space: illuminated from above, esp. by natural light from a skylight, window, etc. Cf. top-lit adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > without darkness > lit by a skylight skylighted1783 skylighty1848 1843 in C. Thompson County & City of Cork Almanac (end matter) (advt.) His Two Top Lighted Picture Gallaries,..50 Feet Long by 20 Feet Wide, are open for Exhibitions. 1911 W. J. Locke Glory of Clementina Wing xxiv. 374 The room, spacious and top-lighted, was converted into a studio. 1999 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 4 Feb. 30/4 The Swiss museum's similarly top-lighted gallery spaces are also well-proportioned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < adj.1843
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