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- noun A small clip-on light, usually battery-powered, used for reading books in the dark
Etymologies
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Examples
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When the power goes, you read by a small booklight that attaches to the spine.
Can You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse? Max Brallier 2011
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I did most of my reading at night and the inconvenience of having to have a booklight was too troublesome for me.
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When the power goes, you read by a small booklight that attaches to the spine.
Can You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse? Max Brallier 2011
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Most importantly, I could read my books in bed without bothering my husband, something that I could not do if I employed a booklight.
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* The screen does not have a backlight, so if you want to read in the dark you have to use a booklight or some other form of external light.
Cool Tools: Sony Portable Reader Grace Lee 2007
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Found in a few different Toronto-based dollar stores (such as Dollarama, Buck or Two and Absolute Dollar), the Harvard Essentials-branded booklight clamps onto a hard- or soft-cover book to provide light when you're reading in the dark (such as when you're lying in bed and your spouse is trying to sleep).
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McCain's lost his booklight and seems to be flailing around bumping into the bookshelves.
Another Poll Finds Obama Taking The Lead -- In North Carolina! 2009
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Here we'll look a folding LED booklight for avid readers.
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Why, if you have a Kindle, should you also have to own a booklight?!
Danielle Crittenden: My Love/Hate Relationship With My Kindle 2009
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* The screen does not have a backlight, so if you want to read in the dark you have to use a booklight or some other form of external light.
Archive 2007-05-01 Grace Lee 2007
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