unˈlighted, ppl. a.
[un-1 8.]
1. Not lighted; not set on fire; unkindled.
| 169. Ad Populum Phaleræ ii, Ask him but whence unlighted Candles came? 1718 Prior Solomon iii. 708 The sacred Wood, which on the Altar lay, Untouch'd, unlighted glows. 1863 Thornbury True as Steel III. 16 The cannonier, rising, unlighted linstock in hand. 1883 D. C. Murray Hearts xxxiv, With his unlighted pipe between his teeth. |
2. Not lighted up or illuminated; not furnished with light. Also fig.
| [1775 Ash, Unlighted,..not directed by light.] 1825 T. Hook Sayings Ser. ii. III. 102 The countenance of..Fanny, was the only one unlighted by smiles and happiness. 1855 Arnold Balder Dead ii. 213 Ye..gave me nine unlighted realms to rule. 1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) 254 A cell..unlighted except by the door. |