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单词 lampion
释义

lampion

[ lam-pee-uhn ]
/ ˈlæm pi ən /

noun

a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.

Origin of lampion

1840–50; <French <Italian lampione carriage or street light, augmentative of lampalamp

Words nearby lampion

lamp chimney, Lampedusa, lamper eel, lampern, lampers, lampion, lamplight, lamplighter, lamp oil, lampoon, lamppost
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Example sentences from the Web for lampion

  • The lampion was the three-cornered hat, cocked on all sides alike in the shape of a spout, and stiffened with wire.

    An Englishman in Paris|Albert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam

British Dictionary definitions for lampion

lampion
/ (ˈlæmpɪən) /

noun

an oil-burning lamp

Word Origin for lampion

C19: from French via Italian lampione, from Old French lampe lamp
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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