Midlight

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A moment or aspect neither favorable or unfavorable; a neutral happening or incident. uncommon
  2. 2
    An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is somewhat illuminated.
  3. 3
    In hairstyling, a highlight in a slightly darker color rather than a lighter one.
Verb
  1. 1
    To dye (part of the hair) a slightly darker color than the rest. transitive

Etymology

From mid + light. Formed by analogy with lowlight and highlight.

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