dark lanternn.

Brit.

/ˌdɑːk ˈlant(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌdɑrk ˈlæn(t)ərn/

Forms: see dark adj. and lantern n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dark adj., lantern n.

Etymology: < dark adj. + lantern n.

a. A lantern with a movable panel that can be used to conceal the light.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > lantern > with a slide to hide light

blind lantern1581

dark lantern1612

darkie1811

guy1811

1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. x. i. 893/1 Sir Thomas Kneuet,..then searching the villaine that should haue hatched these egges, found about him a darke lanterne, three matches and other instruments for blowing vp the powder.

1680 E. Hickeringill Curse ye Meroz 27 Vaux is Vaux though he carry a Dark-lanthorn and wear a Vizard.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iv, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 105 Simon Glover..now came to the door with a dark-lantern in his hand.

2008 Amer. Poetry Rev. 37 64/1 Several men were in it, with two lanterns, one the old-fashioned burglar's kind of dark lantern.

b. figurative and in figurative contexts. Something likened to a dark lantern, esp. in either concealing or revealing something.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun] > one who or that which discloses or reveals

bewrayerc1440

revelatorc1443

revealer1492

disclosera1513

detector1541

unmasker1605

dark lantern1616

unlocker1619

eye-opener1928

1616 T. Adams Divine Herball 109 Nature is but a darke Lanterne, when by it we endeuour to ransacke the conscience.

a1795 S. Bishop Poet. Wks. (1796) I. 302 A dark lantern of wit, which tho' black in the face, Bursts point blank on your eyes.

1930 N. Devon Jrnl. 18 Dec. 2/1 Whenever a step forward was proposed the dark lantern of financial scrutiny was turned on to the cost of education.

1986 R. J. Ellrich in 'Tis Nature's Fault 226 Rather than a torch raised high, the eighteenth-century erotic might be visualized as a dark lantern..casting a beam of light into hidden corners.

†2. slang. A servant or agent who receives a bribe on behalf of a master. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew A Dark-Lanthorn, the Servant or Agent that Receives the Bribe (at Court).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	dark lantern
释义	dark lanternn. Brit. /ˌdɑːk ˈlant(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌdɑrk ˈlæn(t)ərn/ Forms: see dark adj. and lantern n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dark adj., lantern n. Etymology: < dark adj. + lantern n. 1. a. A lantern with a movable panel that can be used to conceal the light. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > lantern > with a slide to hide light blind lantern1581 dark lantern1612 darkie1811 guy1811 1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. x. i. 893/1 Sir Thomas Kneuet,..then searching the villaine that should haue hatched these egges, found about him a darke lanterne, three matches and other instruments for blowing vp the powder. 1680 E. Hickeringill Curse ye Meroz 27 Vaux is Vaux though he carry a Dark-lanthorn and wear a Vizard. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iv, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 105 Simon Glover..now came to the door with a dark-lantern in his hand. 2008 Amer. Poetry Rev. 37 64/1 Several men were in it, with two lanterns, one the old-fashioned burglar's kind of dark lantern. b. figurative and in figurative contexts. Something likened to a dark lantern, esp. in either concealing or revealing something. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun] > one who or that which discloses or reveals bewrayerc1440 revelatorc1443 revealer1492 disclosera1513 detector1541 unmasker1605 dark lantern1616 unlocker1619 eye-opener1928 1616 T. Adams Divine Herball 109 Nature is but a darke Lanterne, when by it we endeuour to ransacke the conscience. a1795 S. Bishop Poet. Wks. (1796) I. 302 A dark lantern of wit, which tho' black in the face, Bursts point blank on your eyes. 1930 N. Devon Jrnl. 18 Dec. 2/1 Whenever a step forward was proposed the dark lantern of financial scrutiny was turned on to the cost of education. 1986 R. J. Ellrich in 'Tis Nature's Fault 226 Rather than a torch raised high, the eighteenth-century erotic might be visualized as a dark lantern..casting a beam of light into hidden corners. †2. slang. A servant or agent who receives a bribe on behalf of a master. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew A Dark-Lanthorn, the Servant or Agent that Receives the Bribe (at Court). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1612
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