lantern


Definition: Meaning of, lantern in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈlantən /

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lantern lanterns
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  1. a lamp that you can carry, consisting of a metal container with glass sides that surrounds a flame or light
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lantern used in phrases

  • Chinese lantern (noun)
    1. a small box made of thin paper that you put a light inside as a decoration
  • Chinese lantern plant (noun)
    1. old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
  • dark lantern (noun)
    1. a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light
  • fairy lantern (noun)
    1. any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers
  • friar's lantern (noun)
    1. a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
  • golden fairy lantern (noun)
    1. globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California
  • hurricane lantern (noun)
    1. an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney
  • jack-a-lantern (noun)
    1. a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent
  • jack-o'-lantern (noun)
    1. a PUMPKIN ( 1) that has a face cut into it and a CANDLE put inside to shine through the holes
  • jack-o-lantern (noun)
    1. a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent
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