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minuterie|mɪˈnjuːtərɪ|
[Fr., = clockwork, timing mechanism, minuterie, f. minute minute n.1]
a. A light switch incorporating a timing mechanism that automatically turns it off a short time after it has been (manually) turned on.
b. An electric light controlled by such a switch.
1955W. Gaddis Recognitions i. ii. 72 Crémer opened the door, and the light of the minuterie threw his flat shadow across the sill. 1958E. Dundy Dud Avocado i. iii. 52 Racing from minuterie to minuterie to keep the stairs in a blaze of 40-watt bulbs. 1962A. Williams Long Run South v. i. 160 He went up in the lift and pressed the minuterie. 1963‘D. Rutherford’ Creeping Flesh iii. 153 The stairs were illuminated with a tasteful glow. No penny-wise minuterie here. 1971M. McCarthy Birds of America 302 On the second landing he found it..in the weak light of the minuterie. |