night lightn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪt lʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪt ˌlaɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., light n.¹

Etymology: < night n. + light n.¹ Compare Middle Dutch nachtlicht (Dutch nachtlicht), Middle Low German nachtlicht, Old High German nahtlioht (Middle High German nachtlieht, German Nachtlicht).

1. The faint natural light perceptible at night. Cf. nightglow n. Also (occasionally) figurative.

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the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > light from the sky > light of night sky

skylight1644

night light1648

fairy light1792

nightglow1843

airglow1949

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Nachtlicht, night-light, Night-shine.

1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 56 This night-light of Reason may save a person from some ditch or Pond.

1850 E. B. Browning Poems (new ed.) I. 13 Ever wave the Eden trees In the nightlight and the noonlight.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iv. xiv. 275 By daylight, nightlight, torchlight.

1892 A. B. Bruce Apologetics iii. x. 496 The power to appreciate the difference between daylight and nightlight.

1978 A. C. Rich Dream of Common Lang. 35 The midsummer night light rising from beneath the horizon.

1991 R. Sale & T. Oliver Arctic Odyssey (BNC) 94 Above us there is a full moon and the light..is quite sufficient to provide a picture. The picture is in black and white—there is never enough night light for colours to emerge.

a. A light source designed to provide faint illumination in a room at night; spec. a small, thick, slow-burning candle or an electric light of low power, used in the bedroom of a child or sick person.

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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > nightlight

mortara1398

crusell1401

mortar-light1555

watch-lighta1665

wax-lighta1715

veilleuse?1812

night lighta1823

bed-candle1850

a1823 R. Bloomfield Good Tidings in Poems (1827) I. 106 Hour after hour, when all was still beside, When the pale night-light in its socket died, Alone I sat.

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. I. 197*/1 Wax and spermaceti lights, with plaited wicks, and other candles and night lights.

1857 W. Collins Dead Secret I. i. i. 10 The night-light burning by the bed-side, displayed rather than dispelled the darkness.

1887 R. N. Carey Uncle Max viii. 69 I had drawn the round table to the bed, and left the night-light..beside the sick woman.

1934 B. Lehmann Rumour of Heaven i. i. 14 On the washstand trembled the flame of a night-light pale inside a china bell.

1969 E. H. Pinto Treen 122 Not surprisingly, straightforward night-light holders of wood are rare.

1994 Harrowsmith Country Life Dec. 14 (caption) The light's meager appetite for electricity..plus the absence of a bulb to blow (and throw) makes it the most environmentally sensible night-light around.

b. A light which burns or shines during the night. Also figurative.

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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > used at night

night light1839

1839 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 2 300/1 The absence of an universal system of night-lights or signals.

1895 I. Zangwill Master ii. vii. 212 To watch..the river, mirroring a thousand night-lights, glide on.

1956 S. Selvon Lonely Londoners (1995) 66 Knowing that she like the night lights, at last Bart get a work at a club as a doorman.

1992 L. Gough Fall down Easy viii. 72 The night-lights at the top of the mountains were kind of pretty, especially when the slopes were covered with snow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	night light
释义	night lightn. Brit. /ˈnʌɪt lʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈnaɪt ˌlaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., light n.¹ Etymology: < night n. + light n.¹ Compare Middle Dutch nachtlicht (Dutch nachtlicht), Middle Low German nachtlicht, Old High German nahtlioht (Middle High German nachtlieht, German Nachtlicht). 1. The faint natural light perceptible at night. Cf. nightglow n. Also (occasionally) figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > light from the sky > light of night sky skylight1644 night light1648 fairy light1792 nightglow1843 airglow1949 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Nachtlicht, night-light, Night-shine. 1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 56 This night-light of Reason may save a person from some ditch or Pond. 1850 E. B. Browning Poems (new ed.) I. 13 Ever wave the Eden trees In the nightlight and the noonlight. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iv. xiv. 275 By daylight, nightlight, torchlight. 1892 A. B. Bruce Apologetics iii. x. 496 The power to appreciate the difference between daylight and nightlight. 1978 A. C. Rich Dream of Common Lang. 35 The midsummer night light rising from beneath the horizon. 1991 R. Sale & T. Oliver Arctic Odyssey (BNC) 94 Above us there is a full moon and the light..is quite sufficient to provide a picture. The picture is in black and white—there is never enough night light for colours to emerge. 2. a. A light source designed to provide faint illumination in a room at night; spec. a small, thick, slow-burning candle or an electric light of low power, used in the bedroom of a child or sick person. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > nightlight mortara1398 crusell1401 mortar-light1555 watch-lighta1665 wax-lighta1715 veilleuse?1812 night lighta1823 bed-candle1850 a1823 R. Bloomfield Good Tidings in Poems (1827) I. 106 Hour after hour, when all was still beside, When the pale night-light in its socket died, Alone I sat. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. I. 197/1 Wax and spermaceti lights, with plaited wicks, and other candles and night lights. 1857 W. Collins Dead Secret* I. i. i. 10 The night-light burning by the bed-side, displayed rather than dispelled the darkness. 1887 R. N. Carey Uncle Max viii. 69 I had drawn the round table to the bed, and left the night-light..beside the sick woman. 1934 B. Lehmann Rumour of Heaven i. i. 14 On the washstand trembled the flame of a night-light pale inside a china bell. 1969 E. H. Pinto Treen 122 Not surprisingly, straightforward night-light holders of wood are rare. 1994 Harrowsmith Country Life Dec. 14 (caption) The light's meager appetite for electricity..plus the absence of a bulb to blow (and throw) makes it the most environmentally sensible night-light around. b. A light which burns or shines during the night. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > used at night night light1839 1839 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 2 300/1 The absence of an universal system of night-lights or signals. 1895 I. Zangwill Master ii. vii. 212 To watch..the river, mirroring a thousand night-lights, glide on. 1956 S. Selvon Lonely Londoners (1995) 66 Knowing that she like the night lights, at last Bart get a work at a club as a doorman. 1992 L. Gough Fall down Easy viii. 72 The night-lights at the top of the mountains were kind of pretty, especially when the slopes were covered with snow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1648
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