candlelit en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlɪt/
Etymology
From candle + lit.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Lit by a candle or candles.
[…] San Sebastian Church was desolate in the courtyard; emptier, lonelier inside with its pews stretched out like fallen pylons varnished by dolorous residue. From each candlelit nook stared in stony despair one after another saint, regal and rueful: proffering forgiveness, peace, a todo.
1970, Wilfrido D. Nolledo, chapter 19, in But for the Lovers, Dalkey Archive Press, page 165:He poured himself a full glass of wine, and passed the bottle along the candlelit table.
2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 11, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:Agnes was arguing with Jimmy, also most intelligently, on modern American music and every one else within hearing at the little candlelit tables seemed to be arguing also.
1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part III, Chapter II, page 276: