sidelights
Narrow flank windows
Sidelights are supplementary pieces of information that illuminate a main subject from an angle: The biography includes fascinating sidelights on his family life.
On vehicles and vessels, sidelights are the navigation lights mounted on the sides—red on port, green on starboard.
Sidelights flanking a door are narrow vertical windows admitting light without sacrificing privacy.
Flat sections within doorframes
- transomCrossbar above a door
- frosted glassTranslucent textured window material
- leaded glassPanes joined by solder strips
- decorative panelsOrnamental flat wall fixtures
Character's past narrative
- anecdotesBrief amusing accounts
- digressionsDepartures from main subject
- asidesRemarks to audience only
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
nuances · vignettes · perspectives · details · particulars · footnotes · marginalia · tangents
Front vehicle lamps
- taillightsVehicle's backward-facing illumination
- blinkersVehicle turning signals
- turn signalsFlashing directional vehicle lights
- reflectorsSurfaces that bounce light
Opposite hues together
door panels
Flat sections within doorframes
- transomCrossbar above a door
- frosted glassTranslucent textured window material
- leaded glassPanes joined by solder strips
backstory
Character's past narrative
- anecdotesBrief amusing accounts
- digressionsDepartures from main subject
- asidesRemarks to audience only
context · nuances · vignettes · perspectives · details · particulars · footnotes · marginalia · tangents · parenthetical
headlights
Front vehicle lamps
- taillightsVehicle's backward-facing illumination
- blinkersVehicle turning signals
- turn signalsFlashing directional vehicle lights
red and green
Opposite hues together
- Colonial architectureFederal style, Georgian style, Mount Vernon, Monticello, dormer windows
- window typescasement windows, awning windows
- navigation rulescollision avoidance, give way, right of way, rule of the road, safe speed
- openingsopening, aperture, gap, hole, slit
- Colonial Decorwainscoting, Windsor chairs, fireplace mantels, four-poster beds, grandfather clocks
- glassworkart glass, glass sculpture, glass art, blown glass, glass blowing
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Crossbar above a door
fanlight · picture window · skylight · bay window · dormer window
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Most important point
fundamentals · main points · main point · essentials · headline