Lamplight
/ˈlæmplaɪt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The light emitted by a lamp. countable, uncountable
"We sat around reading by lamplight all night."
- 2 light from a lamp wordnet
Example
More examples"The lamplight flickered one last time, and then it was pitch-dark."
Etymology
From Middle English lampe lyght, laumpe-lyth, lombe-lyȝt, equivalent to lamp + light. Compare West Frisian lampeljocht (“lamplight”), Dutch lamplicht (“lamplight”), German Lampenlicht (“lamplight”), Danish lampelys (“lamplight”), Swedish lampljus (“lamplight”), Icelandic lampaljós (“lamplight”).