firelight

American  

[fahyuhr-lahyt] / ˈfaɪərˌlaɪt /

noun

1. the light from a fire, as on a hearth.

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Etymology

Origin of firelight

before 900; Middle English firlight, Old English fȳrlēoht. See fire, light ¹

Example Sentences

Harry’s eyes were magnetic, like firelight in the dark.

From Literature

In the firelight, the vessels glinted and glowed, splashing the hollow in jeweled hues.

From Literature

The sickening white of its twisting belly flashed in the firelight.

From Literature

Torak couldn’t see beyond the firelight, but he knew that the clearing, too, was a wreck of snapped saplings and trampled bracken.

From Literature

I would fix the tent and arrange my sleeping bag and pad and then put the dogs around me in a circle just outside the firelight.

From Literature