firelight

[ fahyuhr-lahyt ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of firelight¹

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

Example Sentences

“If it wasn’t for the firelight, it is almost a black-and-white episode,” McCurdy says.

From Los Angeles Times

When I cleaned the bread baskets, I would collect the crumbs and bring them to the pigeons he cared for in the firelight tower.

From Literature

The reds of the linens and rugs, the molten golden-orange of the flickering firelight, every color in the room grew so vibrant they almost hurt his eyes just to look at them.

From Literature

Once again, the setting is an old creepy mansion filled with taxidermy and firelight.

From Los Angeles Times

Working by firelight, these diminutive cave explorers dug shallow graves, sometimes arranging bodies in fetal positions and placing a stone tool near a child’s hand.

From Science Magazine