Bedlight

/ˈbɛdlaɪt/ noun

Definition

A light or lamp positioned for use near a bed.

Etymology

From bed + light. This compound emerged alongside bedlamp as interior lighting became commonplace, though bedlight is slightly less common than bedlamp in modern English.

Kelly Says

The subtle difference between 'bedlamp' and 'bedlight' shows how English speaker could describe the same thing multiple ways—bedlamp emphasizes the object, bedlight emphasizes the illumination.

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