Meanings
alternative lightbulbed
- not comparableHaving a light bulb or bulbs.
She cowls her head again with the now-brushed shawl and turns to present us in the light-bulbed high-ceiling room, […]
1960, Jack Kerouac, “Tristessa”, in Visions of Gerard and Tristessa, London: André Deutsch, published 1964, →OCLC, part 2 (A Year Later . . .), page 1872 more examples
With the house lights up, the performers are seen in two tiers of dressing-rooms, each with its light-bulbed mirror, flowers and good luck cards.
1998 August 30, Paul Taylor, “Theatre: Eastern light and magic”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2026More than any digital comparison, this forever-changing lettered and light-bulbed canvas continues to reflexively adorn the progress of our athletes.
2018 September 26, Richard Johnson, quotee, “Eight great Australian buildings: from the Sydney Opera House to a Wagga woolshed – in pictures”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2018
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