firelight

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There, reflecting the glare of the firelight was the Indian's fowling-piece, richly mounted in burnished silver and chased in the rare design of Eric Hamilton's family crest.

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  1. noun The light from a fire, as in a fireplace.

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  • There, reflecting the glare of the firelight was the Indian's fowling-piece, richly mounted in burnished silver and chased in the rare design of Eric Hamilton's family crest. —  Lords of the North
  • In the reflection of the firelight, his naturally hideous countenance was repulsive to the last degree. —  Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3)
  • There were so many tender associations lurking in the firelight, and so much that brought back the past and gone hours of happiness that it was painful instead of cheerful. —  Pocket Island A Story of Country Life in New England
  • For the boys suddenly noticed the black shadowy figure of the guide glide into the firelight, his appearance being emphasised by a flash where the flame played upon the polished leaf-shaped blade of his spear The man nodded, shook his head, and disappeared again What sort of fish do you think there are out in the river here?" —  Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain
  • The place seemed to be lit with fading firelight, and I wondered at the soft glow everywhere, until I realized that the big buildings--the Cathedral, the great houses and the old city wall--were all made of rosy sandstone You can't imagine how a large town which has lived as long as Chester has, and gone on growing, could have contrived to remain so satisfyingly beautiful, or keep such an air of old-time completeness. —  Set in Silver
 

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