uplightern.
/ˈʌpˌlʌɪtə/, U.S. /ˈəpˌlaɪdər/ A light placed or designed to throw illumination upward.
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1969 Queen 17–30 Sept. 96/2 Rotaflex uplighters in plain black cans, shining on, say, a picture.
1974 Habitat Catal. 116/1 Uplighter..to stand on the floor or a low table to light a strategically placed plant or shapely object.
1978 J. Krantz Scruples iii. 67 He installed three ten-foot-tall Kentia palms he got wholesale at Kind's, lit them from underneath with uplighters.
1983 Homes & Gardens Nov. 137 Best lighting for watching television comes from an uplighter placed behind the set; it cuts down glare and avoids reflections on the screen.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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