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gaslight Definition

gas·light (gas′līt′)

noun

  1. the light produced by burning illuminating gas
  2. a gas jet or burner

adjective

of or suggesting the period when gaslight was used for lighting gaslight melodrama

gaslight Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • paper: Warm-tones had always been popular in gaslight papers, but with fast bromide papers this had to be achieved using toning methods.

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