"firelit" meaning in English

See firelit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: fire + lit Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|lit}} fire + lit Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} firelit (not comparable)
  1. Illuminated by a fire Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-firelit-en-adj-JPVyWGJD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1918, Robert Graves, Fairies and Fusiliers",
          "text": "Shall I make a gentle song Here in my firelit study, When outside the winds blow strong And the lanes are muddy?",
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          "ref": "1945 January and February, “Notes and News: American Locomotives in France”, in Railway Magazine, page 46",
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