n. An electric or gas light suspended from the ceiling by a flexible cord or tube, allowing artificial light to be brought down from a chandelier nearer to a table or desk; a pendant; also, an electric light bulb in a small holder, which can be held in the hand or hung from a hook, and attached to a long electric cord, allowing light to be brought close to work in dark areas of a room.

n. Light from a lamp. [ 1913 Webster ]

This world's artificial lamplights. Owen Meredith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, lights a lamp; esp., a person who in former times lighted street lamps which were illuminated by a combustible gas; -- such lamps are now little used, and primarily as nostalgic ornaments. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he did go,
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago. Song lyrics. (?) [ PJC ]

2. (Zool.) The calico bass. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A device used to light lamps. [ PJC ]

n. A small narrow opening or window in a tower or fortified wall; a loophole. [ 1913 Webster ]

obs. imp. & p. p. of Pluck. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

obs. imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. pliten; probably through Old French, fr. LL. plectare, L. plectere. See Plait, Ply. ] To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.[ Obs. ] “To sew and plight.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

A plighted garment of divers colors. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment. [ Obs. ] “Many a folded plight.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. pliht danger, engagement, AS. pliht danger, fr. pleón to risk; akin to D. plicht duty, G. pflicht, Dan. pligt. √28. Cf. Play. ] 1. That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge. “That lord whose hand must take my plight.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Perh. the same word as plight a pledge, but at least influenced by OF. plite, pliste, ploit, ploi, a condition, state; cf. E. plight to fold, and F. pli a fold, habit, plier to fold, E. ply. ] Condition; state; -- risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight. “Your plight is pitied.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

To bring our craft all in another plight Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Plighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Plighting. ] [ AS. plihtan to expose to danger, pliht danger;cf. D. verplichten to oblige, engage, impose a duty, G. verpflichten, Sw. förplikta, Dan. forpligte. See Plight, n. ] 1. To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to property or goods. “ To do them plighte their troth.” Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

He plighted his right hand
Unto another love, and to another land. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here my inviolable faith I plight. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To promise; to engage; to betroth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Before its setting hour, divide
The bridegroom from the plighted bride. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, plights. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To betroth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Betrothed; espoused; affianced. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of betrothing, or plighting faith; betrothing. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having fidelity pledged. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + plight. ] To unfold; to lay open; to explain. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

obs. imp. & p. p. of Uppluck. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Being well folded. [ Obs. ] “Her well-plighted frock.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]