lampshaden.

Brit.

/ˈlampʃeɪd/, U.S.

/ˈlæm(p)ˌʃeɪd/

Forms: Also lamp-shade.

Etymology: lamp n.¹ Compounds 1a.

A shade placed over a lamp to diffuse or direct the light. Also attributive and figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > shade for

shade1780

globe1796

moonshade1830

abat-jour1844

lampshade1850

bell-shade1890

lightshade1912

1850 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 30 Nov. (1954) I. 337 I have bought the Lucifers and done my duty about the Lamp shade.

1859 G. Measom Guide North-western Railway 238 The bulb of glass is..cut with scissors, and expands into a decanter, water-jug, wine-glass, or lamp-shade.

a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1248/1 Lamp-shade, a screen placed above the light to intercept or mellow it. It may have a dark exterior and reflecting interior surface.

1881 Instr. Census Clerks (1885) 83 Lamp Shade Maker.

1899 A. Werner Captain of Locusts 212 He removed the burnt matches, set the lamp-shade straight.

1902 M. Barnes-Grundy Thames Camp 154 A glorified pink and white lamp-shade.

1908 Stratford-upon-Avon Herald 24 July 7/2 Lamp~shade-like protectors are obtainable cheaply.

1908 Daily Chron. 2 Oct. 4/4 There were the young ladies of gay Bohemia in Directoire dresses and lamp-shade hats.

1953 R. Macaulay Last Lett. to Friend (1962) 107 It didn't really destroy very much, except some pictures (which I mourn) and curtains and covers and a few books and lamp-shades, etc.

1960 J. Brophy Front Door Key 179 She had compromised with the present, babyish neo-1920's fashion, refusing to wear, along with bows and tiers and lampshade hems, very short and very tight skirts.

1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage iii. 83 Care should be taken with lampshades to avoid fancy shapes and over-fussy trimmings.

1971 Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 18 Apr. 18/4 He pointed to two burly figures who came out of the nearby tea-shop, one of them wiping his lampshade moustaches.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lampshade
释义	lampshaden. Brit. /ˈlampʃeɪd/, U.S. /ˈlæm(p)ˌʃeɪd/ Forms: Also lamp-shade. Etymology: lamp n.¹ Compounds 1a. A shade placed over a lamp to diffuse or direct the light. Also attributive and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > shade for shade1780 globe1796 moonshade1830 abat-jour1844 lampshade1850 bell-shade1890 lightshade1912 1850 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 30 Nov. (1954) I. 337 I have bought the Lucifers and done my duty about the Lamp shade. 1859 G. Measom Guide North-western Railway 238 The bulb of glass is..cut with scissors, and expands into a decanter, water-jug, wine-glass, or lamp-shade. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1248/1 Lamp-shade, a screen placed above the light to intercept or mellow it. It may have a dark exterior and reflecting interior surface. 1881 Instr. Census Clerks (1885) 83 Lamp Shade Maker. 1899 A. Werner Captain of Locusts 212 He removed the burnt matches, set the lamp-shade straight. 1902 M. Barnes-Grundy Thames Camp 154 A glorified pink and white lamp-shade. 1908 Stratford-upon-Avon Herald 24 July 7/2 Lamp~shade-like protectors are obtainable cheaply. 1908 Daily Chron. 2 Oct. 4/4 There were the young ladies of gay Bohemia in Directoire dresses and lamp-shade hats. 1953 R. Macaulay Last Lett. to Friend (1962) 107 It didn't really destroy very much, except some pictures (which I mourn) and curtains and covers and a few books and lamp-shades, etc. 1960 J. Brophy Front Door Key 179 She had compromised with the present, babyish neo-1920's fashion, refusing to wear, along with bows and tiers and lampshade hems, very short and very tight skirts. 1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage iii. 83 Care should be taken with lampshades to avoid fancy shapes and over-fussy trimmings. 1971 Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 18 Apr. 18/4 He pointed to two burly figures who came out of the nearby tea-shop, one of them wiping his lampshade moustaches. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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