light-bearing
Bearing or serving as a medium for lightBearing or serving as a medium for light; (by extension) luminous; bright
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Bearing or serving as a medium for light; (by extension) luminous; bright
Origin
From light + bearing. Compare Old English lēohtbǣre (“luminous, bright, splendid”, literalFrom light + bearing. Compare Old English lēohtbǣre (“luminous, bright, splendid”, literally “light-bearing”).
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