Adjective : gaslit streets. ,the gaslit era. From Dictionary.com.
At sunset we stopped at a gaslit pub for the men to have one more drink. From Wordnik.com. [Cider With Rosie]
The book blends Dark Ages fantasy, gaslit mystery, and a modern-day jewel heist. From Wordnik.com. [SF Tidbits for 4/4/08] Reference
Voices of promenaders and the brush of their shoe leather on gaslit street cobbles. From Wordnik.com. [Cold Mountain]
Soon they were inside the bazaar, a gaslit labyrinth of shops under high arched ceilings. From Wordnik.com. [Behemoth] Reference
(In the United States, gaslit neighborhoods can still be found in Boston, Cincinnati and New Orleans). From Wordnik.com. [Jan. 28, 1807: Flickering Gaslight Illuminates Pall Mall] Reference
They emerged from the trees onto the gaslit street to find the brougham silhouetted against the darkening sky. From Wordnik.com. [Once An Angel]
He heard the words as clearly as he had on that night beside the gaslit fireplace when he was twelve years old. From Wordnik.com. [...And Nail] Reference
Boys ran up and down the length of the platform in the foggy gaslit darkness shouting Banbury cakes and newspapers. From Wordnik.com. [A Daughter of To-Day] Reference
Steam Age — a false, gaslit dawn, loud with engines and advertisement, faithless, superstitious and blandly corrupt. From Wordnik.com. [Intimate Journals] Reference
The Meyer books all return Holmes to the height of his gifts, on the prowl amid the gaslit streets of Victorian London. From Wordnik.com. [1000 WORDS*: HIS LAST BOWS] Reference
Now with two hits records to his name, Bruce and the band bring their gaslit anthems to civic centers and arenas across the country. From Wordnik.com. [Rob Kirkpatrick: Springsteen's Grave New World: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story] Reference
Margo cast a last, longing glance at the gaslit windows of the Time Tours gatehouse, then stepped boldly through onto the grated platform in La La Land. From Wordnik.com. [Time Scout]
Because I've been talking with George Mann all week about the roots of pulps, gaslit alleys, steampunk, Sexton Blake, masked avengers, and all that goodness. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
These are tales that take us from the familiar quarters at 221B Baker Street to alternate realities, from the gaslit streets of London to the far future and beyond. From Wordnik.com. [John Joseph Adams » 2009 » August] Reference
I was brought up in and around non-conformist places of worship like this, gaslit Evangelical mausolea in terraced city backstreets, bare-boarded Strict Baptism in hidden Chiltern villages. From Wordnik.com. [Sunday Talk] Reference
He walked into the gaslit streets and looked up and down. From Wordnik.com. [Havoc] Reference
Luxurious and splendid and urban, glorious and gaslit and gracious. From Wordnik.com. [Atlantic City] Reference
ESTHER RANTZEN gestures at the gaslit machines in Wright's hat factory in Luton. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary]
As Denise is performing, there's a 100-year-old gaslit chandelier dangling over her head!. From Wordnik.com. [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference
We rattled through an endless labyrinth of gaslit streets until we emerged into Farringdon Street. From Wordnik.com. [The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English] Reference
Built in 1901 this unique gaslit pub has its own atmosphere being one of the few pubs in Britain to be listed…. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
It brought up memories of his own experiences, of rows of gaslit faces, and of a friendly helpful voice that said, "Speak up?". From Wordnik.com. [The Research Magnificent] Reference
From the rippling curtains of light in an Arctic sky, to the gaslit cobbled streets of the city, war is coming to the frozen north. From Wordnik.com. [Christopher Barzak's] Reference
Visitors to Ward Parkway Center in the early 1960s marveled at the gaslit streets inside Kansas City's first enclosed shopping mall. From Wordnik.com. [The Pitch | Complete Issue] Reference
I groped my way across his back premises and out into the gaslit street; and so to the Ship Inn, a fair dinner, and a sound night's sleep. From Wordnik.com. [The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales] Reference
There was no waiting-room, no refreshment room; the cars were locked; and for at least another hour, or so it seemed, we had to camp upon the draughty, gaslit platform. From Wordnik.com. [Across the Plains: With Other Memories and Essays] Reference
"Our stay in Chicago introduced me to a congested urban world of gaslit sidewalks and streets alive with people, carriages, trolley cars, and occasional automobiles," he wrote. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Once in the security of the gaslit streets, we said good-bye to the men who had got us into all the trouble, and having come to terms with our guide, packed him off and proceeded upon our way alone. From Wordnik.com. [A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta] Reference
You stroll into the little gaslit room (enamelled in white and decorated with tables set in the simplest fashion, yet clean and sufficient) as though you are dropping in at the Savoy or Dieudonné's. From Wordnik.com. [Nights in London] Reference
The detective turned about and scrutinized us keenly; and through the gaslit mist I noticed that his hair was grizzled at the temples, and his face still cadaverous, from the wound that had nearly been his death. From Wordnik.com. [The Amateur Cracksman] Reference
Immortal swordsmen and gaslit detectives. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
I woke to the gaslit darkness of my cell. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Ibbetson] Reference
&, watson's gaslit, london2, pons & 8. From Wordnik.com. [Detective Duos]
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