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lampion|ˈlæmpɪən|
[a. F. lampion, ad. It. lampione carriage or street lamp, augmentative of lampa lamp n.]
A pot or cup, often of coloured glass, containing oil or grease with a wick, used in illuminations.
1848Thackeray Van. Fair lxiii, At the French Chancellerie they had six more lampions in their illumination than ours had. 1855Browning Men & Women, Respectability iii, Eh! down in the Court three lampions flare—Put forward your best foot! 1889G. W. Cable Stories of Louisiana 110 Hidden among the leaves were millions of fantastically colored lampions seeming like so many glow-worms. |