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Limelights

Scope note

Lighting devices that employ calcium oxide (quicklime) heated to incandescence as the source of illumination; used especially in lighthouses and theater lighting.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000182917

Term used for

lights, lime
lime lights

Equivalent Terms used

limelight

Created

13yrs ago

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