clare-obscure
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I also saw a piano in the clare-obscure, and another door, half open, leading into the inner room.
From The First Violin A Novel by Fothergill, Jessie
The eyes, growing accustomed to the clare-obscure, still distinguish pretty well what is taking place.
From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille
Colannah nodded acquiescence, the stately feathers on his head gleaming fitfully in the clare-obscure of the cavern.
From The Frontiersmen by Murfree, Mary Noailles
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