单词 | pumpkin lantern |
释义 | > as lemmaspumpkin lantern pumpkin lantern n. a lantern made of the rind of a pumpkin hollowed out so as to be translucent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > lantern > made from a turnip, pumpkin, or beet turnip1766 pumpkin lantern1834 Jack-o'-lantern1837 turnip-lantern1844 punkie1931 1834 Portland Mag. 1 Nov. 59 Away would I trundle my comets on railways, almost into infinite space, to wheel back their pumpkin lanterns, and mingle with the Sun. 1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. v. 64 Something more than a pumpkin-lantern is required to scare manifest and irretrievable Destiny out of her path. 2005 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 27 Oct. Welcome [Halloween] party guests with an array of orange-glowing pumpkin lanterns. Creating them is now easy with the three-piece pumpkin carving set. < as lemmas |
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