lampion
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- noun An oil-burning lamp, often of colored glass, for outdoor use.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun A small lamp suitable for illuminations.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- noun A small oil lamp.
Examples
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Odious candles fumed and dribbled a sooty wax upon some (though by no means all) of these tables, and a green and orange lampion with a torn shade swung in the center of the room, seeming to tremble at the high-pitched anger of the voices below it.
Note
The word 'lampion' came into English from Italian via French.
