- LIMELIGHT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of LIMELIGHT is a stage lighting instrument producing illumination by means of an oxyhydrogen flame directed on a cylinder of lime and usually equipped with a lens to concentrate the light in a beam
- Where did the phrase “in the limelight” come from? - HISTORY
In the early 1820s, English inventor Goldsworthy Gurney, improving on the work of earlier scientists, developed a blowpipe that burned hydrogen and oxygen to create an extremely hot flame When
- THE LIMELIGHT definition | Cambridge English Dictionary
(Definition of the limelight from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
- Limelight | Stagecraft, Performance, Illumination | Britannica
The expression “in the limelight” originally referred to the most desirable acting area on the stage, the front and centre, which was brilliantly illuminated by limelights
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- limelight noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . .
Definition of limelight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- What Is Limelight? The Light That Was Literally On Fire
Discover the surprising history of 'limelight' — from fiery 19th-century theatre tech to a modern-day phrase for fame Here's what it really means and where it came from
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