catchlightn.

Brit.

/ˈkatʃlʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈkɛtʃˌlaɪt/,

/ˈkætʃˌlaɪt/

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

Etymology: < catch v. (compare catch v. 24) + light n.¹

Art and Photography.

A gleam of reflected light in the eye of a subject in a photograph, painting, etc. Usually in plural.

ΚΠ

1864 M. A. Root Camera & Pencil xi. 111 These so-named ‘catch-lights’ are small spots of reflected light... They serve to impart to the eyes a lifelike, bright expression.

1889 Needle & Brush 210 The catchlights can be put in with Chinese white, after the rest of the work is finished.

1920 A. Hammond Pictorial Composition Photogr. vii. 146 There is another light reflected from the dome of the forehead... Brilliant little catchlights are also reflected from the eyes.

1948 C. B. Neblette & ‎. D. Stroebel Introd. Photogr. 176 A spotlight will produce a smaller but more brilliant catch-light than a floodlight.

1990 Amateur Photographer 22 Sept. (Suppl.) 3/1 A further advantage of using flash, even on relatively bright days, is that it adds catchlights to the eyes.

2016 Everything Art Handbk. 42 To render authentic eyes, the catchlights (white reflections) are important.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	catchlight
释义	catchlightn. Brit. /ˈkatʃlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈkɛtʃˌlaɪt/, /ˈkætʃˌlaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: catch v., light n.¹ Etymology: < catch v. (compare catch v. 24) + light n.¹ Art and Photography. A gleam of reflected light in the eye of a subject in a photograph, painting, etc. Usually in plural. ΚΠ 1864 M. A. Root Camera & Pencil xi. 111 These so-named ‘catch-lights’ are small spots of reflected light... They serve to impart to the eyes a lifelike, bright expression. 1889 Needle & Brush 210 The catchlights can be put in with Chinese white, after the rest of the work is finished. 1920 A. Hammond Pictorial Composition Photogr. vii. 146 There is another light reflected from the dome of the forehead... Brilliant little catchlights are also reflected from the eyes. 1948 C. B. Neblette & ‎. D. Stroebel Introd. Photogr. 176 A spotlight will produce a smaller but more brilliant catch-light than a floodlight. 1990 Amateur Photographer 22 Sept. (Suppl.) 3/1 A further advantage of using flash, even on relatively bright days, is that it adds catchlights to the eyes. 2016 Everything Art Handbk. 42 To render authentic eyes, the catchlights (white reflections) are important. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1864
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