top-litadj.
/ˈtɒplɪt/, U.S. /ˈtɑpˌlɪt/ Of a room or other interior space: illuminated from above, esp. by natural light from a skylight, window, etc. Cf. top-lighted adj.
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1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Dec. 6/2 His works are not to be seen in a top-lit gallery, but in the broad, environing light of the sun.
1962 Times 16 May 5/5 The great, top-lit room of the Whitechapel Gallery.
2017 Financial Times (Nexis) 21 Oct. Another top-lit space, the house's main staircase, was brought to life by painting the walls an amazing scarlet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).
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