apparently = turnip-lantern n. at compounds 2.
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释义 | the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > lantern > made from a turnip, pumpkin, or beet (5) turnip1766 apparently = turnip-lantern n. at compounds 2. pumpkin lantern1834 a lantern made of the rind of a pumpkin hollowed out so as to be translucent. Jack-o'-lantern1837 Originally North American. Esp. at Halloween: a lantern made by hollowing out a pumpkin (or occasionally swede, etc.) and cutting a design into the… turnip-lantern1844 the hollowed rind of a turnip employed as a lantern; also as a term of abuse (Eng. Dial. Dict.). punkie1931 A lantern made by setting a candle in a hollowed-out mangel-wurzel or similar vegetable. Also punkie lantern. |
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