foot-light en · NOUN
Meanings
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Dated spelling of footlight.
"A most unsubstantial one!" cried the actress: "give me the praise that rings upon the ear; the applause that comes over the foot-lights!...
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 202–203:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foot-lights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |