单词 | rolling lamp |
释义 | > as lemmasrolling lamp rolling lamp n. a lamp suspended at the common centre of gravity of two movable circles of metal, inside a spherical framework of metal bars, which may be rolled along a surface without the lamp turning over. ΚΠ 1725 P. Shaw Philos. Wks. R. Boyle III. Index 717/2 Lamp, a rolling lamp. 1797 Encycl. Brit. IX. 517/1 Rolling Lamp:..though the whole machine be rolled along the ground,..the flame will always be uppermost. 1886 Army & Navy Mag. May 84 There are specimens of brass-work from Jeysalmere, including a rolling lamp. 2005 K. Slaughter Indelible 157 She looked around, finding a rolling lamp in the corner. < as lemmas |
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