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单词 death light
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Definition of death light in English:

death light

(also deid licht, dead light)
noun ˈdɛθ lʌɪt
  • 1A mysterious light supposed to be seen floating or flickering in the air around a corpse, in a graveyard, etc.; a phosphorescent light superstitiously regarded as an omen of death, a corpse candle.

  • 2A light kept burning in the room of a person who is dying or has recently died. Now rare.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Burns (1759–1796), poet. From death + light.

Definition of death light in US English:

death light

(also deid licht, dead light)
nounˈdɛθ lʌɪt
  • 1A mysterious light supposed to be seen floating or flickering in the air around a corpse, in a graveyard, etc.; a phosphorescent light superstitiously regarded as an omen of death, a corpse candle.

  • 2A light kept burning in the room of a person who is dying or has recently died. Now rare.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Burns (1759–1796), poet. From death + light.

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