Толковый словарь английского языка - limelight
Limelight
limelight
I. noun Date: 1826 1. a stage lighting instrument producing illumination by means of an oxyhydrogen flame directed on a cylinder of lime and usually equipped with a lens to concentrate the light in a beam, the white light produced by such an instrument, spotlight , the center of public attention, II. transitive verb Date: 1909 to center attention on ; spotlight
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n. 1 an intense white light obtained by heating a cylinder of lime in an oxyhydrogen flame, used formerly in theatres. 2 (prec. by the) the full glare of publicity; the focus of attention. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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