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Synonyms for gaslight


Grammar : Noun
Spell : gas-lahyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæsˌlaɪt



Définition of gaslight

  • As in lamp : noun lantern
  • As in lantern : noun lamp
Example sentences :
  • Freddie, after one long look at him under the gaslight, knew who he was.
  • Extract from : « The Old Tobacco Shop » by William Bowen
  • By the gaslight Maurice got a fair view of his companion, and was led to wonder who he was.
  • Extract from : « Tom, The Bootblack » by Horatio Alger
  • The pine floor, the gaslight, and the voice of the auctioneer hold him.
  • Extract from : « The Building of a Book » by Various
  • And it flourishes by gaslight; by day it is garish and forlorn.
  • Extract from : « The Albert Gate Mystery » by Louis Tracy
  • Now, as he lifts it up to read by the gaslight, survey him well.
  • Extract from : « What Will He Do With It, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • In the gaslight and gloom and the narrowness of the room, all seemed unreal.
  • Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • I could not stand the gaslight; and then you know what a horrid life it is.
  • Extract from : « The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 » by Elizabeth Bisland
  • She took the child's face in her hand and turned it to the gaslight.
  • Extract from : « Regiment of Women » by Clemence Dane
  • Under the gaslight he saw she had revived a little, and then he made her take his arm.
  • Extract from : « Mollie's Prince » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
  • But that might have been the effect of the gaslight at his feet.
  • Extract from : « Back Home » by Irvin S. Cobb

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