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dry lights

dry lights is the plural of dry light.

Meaning of dry light

Noun

dry light (usually uncountable, plural dry lights)

  1. (usually) Pure unobstructed light.
  2. (broadly, figuratively, usually) A clear, impartial view.
    • The scientific man must keep his feelings under stern control, lest they obtrude into his researches, and colour the dry light in which alone science desires to see its objects.1881, John Campbell Shairp, Aspects of Poetry

Questions about dry lights

What is dry lights the plural of?
Dry lights is the plural of dry light.

Words near dry lights in the dictionary

  1. dry land
  2. dry lease
  3. dry leases
  4. dry light
  5. dry lightning
  6. dry lights
  7. dry line
  8. dry lines
  9. dry lodging
  10. dry lodgings
  11. dry lunch

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