calcium light

American  

noun

1. a brilliant white light produced by heating lime to incandescence in an oxyhydrogen or other hot flame; limelight.

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calcium light British  

noun

1. another name for limelight

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Etymology

Origin of calcium light

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

The scene he saw was the one he had put behind him, and in the calcium light of his mind, one figure stood out clearly from the rest.

From The Rim of the Desert by Anderson, Ada Woodruff

"Give me some more calcium light," he called to the guide.

From The Four Pools Mystery by Webster, Jean

It was like a mammoth, well-cut cameo, or a gigantic magic lantern effect, with the sun as a calcium light.

From A Young Girl's Wooing by Roe, Edward Payson

"Why, you wouldn't be brilliant in a calcium light."

From A Transient Guest and Other Episodes by Saltus, Edgar

I looked around the corner and could see he just had on his shirt and pants, and his suspenders were hanging down, and his bald head shown like a calcium light just before it explodes.

From Peck's Compendium of Fun by Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)