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limelight
limelight an intense white light obtained by heating lime, formerly used in theatres; figuratively, the focus of public attention.
backing into the limelight apparently shrinking from attention while actually seeking it. The phrase is particularly associated with T. E. Lawrence (1888–1935), and has been ascribed by oral tradition to Lord Berners. However, the diaries of the German diplomat Count Harry Kessler record a meeting with George Bernard Shaw in 1929, in which Shaw repeated his own comment to Lawrence that, ‘You always hide just in the middle of the limelight.’ |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "limelight." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "limelight." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-limelight.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "limelight." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-limelight.html |
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lime·light / ˈlīmˌlīt/ • n. intense white light obtained by heating a cylinder of lime in an oxyhydrogen flame, formerly used in theaters. ∎ (the limelight) the focus of public attention: the works that brought the artists into the limelight. |
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"limelight." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "limelight." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-limelight.html "limelight." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-limelight.html |
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limelight see calcium oxide . |
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"limelight." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "limelight." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-limeligh.html "limelight." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-limeligh.html |
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Limelight
Limelight, see LIGHTING.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Limelight." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Limelight." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Limelight.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Limelight." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Limelight.html |
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limelight
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"limelight." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "limelight." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-limelight.html "limelight." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-limelight.html |
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