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candlelight

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can·dle·light  (kndl-lt)
n.
1. Illumination from a candle or candles.
2. Dusk; twilight.
candlelight
Noun
the light from a candle or candles
candlelit adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.candlelightcandlelight - the light provided by a burning candle
candle flame
light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
Translations
candlelight [ˈkændllaɪt] n by candlelight → a la luz de una vela
candlelight [ˈkændllaɪt] n by candlelight → à la lumière d'une bougie; [dinner] → aux chandelles
candlelight [ˈkændllaɪt] candle n by candlelight → bei Kerzenlicht
candlelight [ˈkændlˈlaɪt] n by candlelight → a lume di candela


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Fully clothed, and wrapped in blankets, and huddled ourselves up, by the window, with lighted pipes, and fell into chat, while we waited in exceeding comfort to see how an Alpine sunrise was going to look by candlelight.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
"I am glad," said Lady Middleton to Lucy, "you are not going to finish poor little Annamaria's basket this evening; for I am sure it must hurt your eyes to work filigree by candlelight.
Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context
And there they would eat what they had to eat, and afterward, because there was only their misery to talk of, they would crawl into bed and fall into a stupor and never stir until it was time to get up again, and dress by candlelight, and go back to the machines.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
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