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発音

• IPA: /ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlɪt/

形容詞

candlelit (not comparable)

1. Lit by a candle or candles.
   • 1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part III, Chapter II, page 276:

     Agnes was arguing with Jimmy, also most intelligently, on modern American music and every one else within hearing at the little candlelit tables seemed to be arguing also.

   • 1970, Wilfrido D. Nolledo, chapter 19, in But for the Lovers, Dalkey Archive Press, page 165:

     […] San Sebastian Church was desolate in the courtyard; emptier, lonelier inside with its pews stretched out like fallen pylons varnished by dolorous residue. From each candlelit nook stared in stony despair one after another saint, regal and rueful: proffering forgiveness, peace, a todo.

   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 11, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:

     He poured himself a full glass of wine, and passed the bottle along the candlelit table.

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