firelight C2 Topic:Animals Also spelled fire-light US /ˈfaɪɚ.laɪt/ UK /ˈfaɪə.laɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #54635 Meanings 1 noun The light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace. He sat on by the cheerful firelight thrown from a bundle of green ash-sticks laid across the dogs; the sticks snapped pleasantly, and hissed out bubbles of sap from their ends. 2 noun the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace) Etymology From Middle English fire liȝt, fyre lyghte, from Old English fȳrlēoht, equivalent to fire + light. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # firelight **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfaɪɚ.laɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfaɪə.laɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 54635 ## Meanings 1. The light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace. 2. the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace) ## Examples - He sat on by the cheerful firelight thrown from a bundle of green ash-sticks laid across the dogs; the sticks snapped pleasantly, and hissed out bubbles of sap from their ends. ## Etymology From Middle English fire liȝt, fyre lyghte, from Old English fȳrlēoht, equivalent to fire + light. ## Topics - Animals markdown