torchlightn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtorch-ˌlight.

a. The light of a torch; illumination by a torch or torches.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > [noun] > torchlight

torchlightc1425

flare1815

c1425 Brut ccxliii. 367 He was brouȝt to London on an hors beere, with myche torche lyghte.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur xvii. ii. 691 The mayde..armed hym by torche lyght.

1555 Coventry Leet Bk. 813 Euery of them to haue a man weytinge vppon hym with torche-light.

1619 T. Middleton Triumphs Loue & Antiq. sig. C4 His Lordship returnes by Torch-light to his owne house.

1726 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xviii. 401 The shining baldness of his head survey, It aids our torch-light.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xvi. 629 He made a final inspection of his forces by torchlight.

figurative.1847 J. G. Whittier Lost Statesman 25 Yet firmer hands shall Freedom's torchlights trim.

b. The time when torches are lighted; dusk.

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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

the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > evening > [noun] > twilight, dusk, or nightfall

nighteOE

evengloamOE

eveningOE

gloamingc1000

darknessa1382

twilighting1387

crepusculum1398

crepusculec1400

darkc1400

twilight1412

sky1515

twinlightc1532

day-going?1552

cockshut1592

shutting1598

blind man's holiday1599

candle-lighting1605

gropsing1606

nightfall1612

dusk1622

torchlighta1656

candlelight1663

crepuscle1665

shut1667

mock-shade1669

close1696

duskish1696

glooma1699

setting1699

dimmit1746

to-fall of the day or night1748

darklins1767

even-close1781

mirkning1790

gloaming-shot1793

darkening1814

bat-flying time1818

gloama1821

between-light1821

settle1822

dayfall1823

evenfall1825

onfall1825

owl-hoot1832

glooming1842

darkfall1884

smokefall1936

dusk-light1937

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) i. 47 It now grew to be Torch-light.

1798 S. Lee Young Lady's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales II. 323 I faintly recollect, that it was torch-light.

c. attributive. Performed or carried on by torchlight.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > torch > [adjective] > lit by a torch

torched1820

torchlight1837

torch-lit1842

1837 New Yorker 30 Sept. 441/3 A Loco-Foco ‘Torch-Light Meeting’, auxiliary to the larger concern in Tammany, was held in the Park on Thursday Evening.

1852 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. II. xix. 404 In the evening a vast torch-light procession.

1884 West. Morn. News 15 Sept. 5/4 Lord Fife gave a torchlight ball at Mar Lodge.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	torchlight
释义	torchlightn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtorch-ˌlight. a. The light of a torch; illumination by a torch or torches. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > [noun] > torchlight torchlightc1425 flare1815 c1425 Brut ccxliii. 367 He was brouȝt to London on an hors beere, with myche torche lyghte. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur xvii. ii. 691 The mayde..armed hym by torche lyght. 1555 Coventry Leet Bk. 813 Euery of them to haue a man weytinge vppon hym with torche-light. 1619 T. Middleton Triumphs Loue & Antiq. sig. C4 His Lordship returnes by Torch-light to his owne house. 1726 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xviii. 401 The shining baldness of his head survey, It aids our torch-light. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xvi. 629 He made a final inspection of his forces by torchlight. figurative.1847 J. G. Whittier Lost Statesman 25 Yet firmer hands shall Freedom's torchlights trim. b. The time when torches are lighted; dusk. ΘΚΠ 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 the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > evening > [noun] > twilight, dusk, or nightfall nighteOE evengloamOE eveningOE gloamingc1000 darknessa1382 twilighting1387 crepusculum1398 crepusculec1400 darkc1400 twilight1412 sky1515 twinlightc1532 day-going?1552 cockshut1592 shutting1598 blind man's holiday1599 candle-lighting1605 gropsing1606 nightfall1612 dusk1622 torchlighta1656 candlelight1663 crepuscle1665 shut1667 mock-shade1669 close1696 duskish1696 glooma1699 setting1699 dimmit1746 to-fall of the day or night1748 darklins1767 even-close1781 mirkning1790 gloaming-shot1793 darkening1814 bat-flying time1818 gloama1821 between-light1821 settle1822 dayfall1823 evenfall1825 onfall1825 owl-hoot1832 glooming1842 darkfall1884 smokefall1936 dusk-light1937 a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) i. 47 It now grew to be Torch-light. 1798 S. Lee Young Lady's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales II. 323 I faintly recollect, that it was torch-light. c. attributive. Performed or carried on by torchlight. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > torch > [adjective] > lit by a torch torched1820 torchlight1837 torch-lit1842 1837 New Yorker 30 Sept. 441/3 A Loco-Foco ‘Torch-Light Meeting’, auxiliary to the larger concern in Tammany, was held in the Park on Thursday Evening. 1852 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. II. xix. 404 In the evening a vast torch-light procession. 1884 West. Morn. News 15 Sept. 5/4 Lord Fife gave a torchlight ball at Mar Lodge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.c1425
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