Chinese lantern

Chinese lantern

Chinese lantern

n.1. A decorative collapsible lantern of thin, brightly colored paper.2. See winter cherry.3. See flowering maple.

Chinese lantern

n 1. a collapsible lantern made of thin coloured paper 2. (Plants) an Asian solanaceous plant, Physalis franchetii, cultivated for its attractive orange-red inflated calyx. See also winter cherry

Chi′nese lan′tern

n. a collapsible lantern of thin colored paper, often used for decorative lighting. [1815–25]

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Chinese lantern - a collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for decorative purposeslantern - light in a transparent protective case

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