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Torch-light. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1916, rev. 2022. Torch-light The light of a torch; illumination by a torch or torches.

1 c. 1425.  Brut, ccxliii. 367. He was brouȝt to London on an hors beere, with myche torche lyghte.

2 1470–85.  Malory, Arthur, XVII. ii. 69. The mayde … armed hym by torche lyght.

3 1555.  Coventry Leet Bk., 813. Euery of them to haue a man weytinge vppon hym with torche-light.

4 1619.  Middleton, Love & Antiq., Wks. (Bullen), VII. 329. His lordship returns by torchlight to his own house.

5 1726.  Pope, Odyss., XVIII. 401. The shining baldness of his head survey, It aids our torch-light.

6 1855.  Macaulay, Hist. Eng., xvi. III. 629. He made a final inspection of his forces by torchlight.

7   fig.  1847.  Whittier, Lost Statesman, 25. Yet firmer hands shall Freedom’s torchlights trim.

8   b.  The time when torches are lighted; dusk.

9 a. 1656.  Bp. Hall, Hard Meas., Rem. Wks. (1660), 47. It now grew to be Torch-light.

10 1798.  Soph. Lee, Canterb. T., Yng. Lady’s T., II. 323. I faintly recollect, that it was torch-light.

11   c.  attrib. Performed or carried on by torch-light.

12 1876.  Bancroft, Hist. U.S., III. xix. 521. In the evening, a torch-light procession.

13 1884.  West. Morn. News, 15 Sept., 5/4. Lord Fife gave a torchlight ball at Mar Lodge.

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