cross-lightn.

Etymology: cross- comb. form 1b(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcross-light.

A light which comes athwart the direction of another light and illuminates parts which it leaves in shade; in plural lights whose rays cross each other. Often figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > [noun] > from a specific angle

sidelight1610

cross-light1851

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick iii. 11 Every way defaced in the unequal cross-lights by which you viewed it.

1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 22 There is no use in turning upon him the cross lights of modern philosophy.

1893 N.E.D. at Cross-light Mod. The windows on other sides are to be darkened, so as to avoid cross-lights.

Derivatives

ˈcross-ˌlighted adj.

ΚΠ

1884 Nonconformist & Independent 3 July 642/1 Mr. Biggar in his odd, crosslighted way, voting against his own party.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	cross-light
释义	cross-lightn. Etymology: cross- comb. form 1b(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcross-light. A light which comes athwart the direction of another light and illuminates parts which it leaves in shade; in plural lights whose rays cross each other. Often figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > [noun] > from a specific angle sidelight1610 cross-light1851 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick iii. 11 Every way defaced in the unequal cross-lights by which you viewed it. 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 22 There is no use in turning upon him the cross lights of modern philosophy. 1893 N.E.D. at Cross-light Mod. The windows on other sides are to be darkened, so as to avoid cross-lights. Derivatives ˈcross-ˌlighted adj. ΚΠ 1884 Nonconformist & Independent 3 July 642/1 Mr. Biggar in his odd, crosslighted way, voting against his own party. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1851
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