firelitとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

firelit (not comparable)

1. Illuminated by a fire
   • 1897, E. W. Hornung, Dead Men Tell No Tales‎^[1]:

     We took a few puffs, he watching the fire, and I his firelit face.

   • 1918, Robert Graves, Fairies and Fusiliers‎^[2]:

     Shall I make a gentle song Here in my firelit study, When outside the winds blow strong And the lanes are muddy?

   • 1945 January and February, “Notes and News: American Locomotives in France”, in Railway Magazine, page 46:

     The locomotive was the now inevitable American 2-8-0, No. 2623. There she stood, effectively blocking the level crossing, simmering gently, massively inert. It was almost dark, and one's final sight was of her high, firelit cab, the enginemen nonchalantly leaning out, waiting for the right-away, while impatient road convoys piled up on both sides of the crossing.

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