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footlights Definition

foot·lights (fo̵otlīts′)

a row of lights along the front of a stage at the actors' foot level, formerly common in stage lighting

footlights Idioms

the footlights

the theater, or acting as a profession

footlights Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • leap: Increasingly, too, more and more unexpected kinds of people are leaping the footlights and taking to the stage themselves.
  • see: This is the first time I've seen the footlights in action, so maybe after a while I'll get used them.

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