LIMELIGHT


Meaning of LIMELIGHT in English

— limelighter , n.

/luym"luyt'/ , n.

1. Theat.

a. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam.

b. the light so produced.

c. Chiefly Brit. a lighting unit, esp. a spotlight.

2. the center of public attention, interest, observation, or notoriety: He seems fond of the limelight.

[ 1820-30; LIME 1 + LIGHT 1 ]

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