rushlight

Example Sentences

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The rushlight lit at Jarrow or a Southron sporting fashion?

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2012

Down here there was no wind, no snow, no ice, no dead things reaching out to grab you, only dreams and rushlight and the kisses of the ravens.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

When I again unclosed my eyes, a loud bell was ringing; the girls were up and dressing; day had not yet begun to dawn, and a rushlight or two burned in the room.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

When she was gone he stepped into the room, sumptuous in his black velvet, with one cold diamond beaming in the rushlight from his scarlet badge.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The next day commenced as before, getting up and dressing by rushlight; but this morning we were obliged to dispense with the ceremony of washing; the water in the pitchers was frozen.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë