Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
lamp-chimney .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word lamp-glass.
Examples
-
I realised, then, that I had, in my agitation, unconsciously caught hold of the hot lamp-glass, and burnt my hand, badly.
-
A smear of black from the dirty lamp-glass onto my face and hands.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice King, Laurie R. 2006
-
The lamp-glass was black, and from the faint light on the wick came clouds of stinking smoke as from a chimney.
-
Why is a piece of paper lighted, by holding it in the air which rushes out of a common lamp-glass?
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 479, March 5, 1831 Various
-
I am writing now by lamplight, and the agonies of the singed moths whose little bodies encrust my lamp-glass do not move me from my purpose.
Despair's Last Journey David Christie Murray
-
By the use of this lamp-glass, employed in the same way, you have a steady flame, which you can look at, and carefully examine, as I hope you will do, at home.
-
They put a lamp-glass round the candle, supported on a kind of gallery, which clasps it, and it can be slipped up and down as required.
-
I realised, then, that I had, in my agitation, unconsciously caught hold of the hot lamp-glass, and burnt my hand, badly.
-
The chief thing I noticed concerning Murray, on the first and only occasion on which I saw him, was that he had had an accident with his bicycle, for in the right-hand corner of his lamp-glass there was a tiny star, and the lamp itself had a dent on the same side, had also lost its hook, and was fastened to the machine by a bit of electric fuse.
-
The shivering of a lamp-glass, a burst of flame like a flash of lightning, as the lamp was dashed from where it hung; and then for a few moments intense darkness, while there was a sudden roar and rush for the entrance.
To Win or to Die A Tale of the Klondike Gold Craze George Manville Fenn 1870
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.