单词 | naphtha lamp |
释义 | > as lemmasnaphtha lamp naphtha lamp n. an oil lamp that burns naphtha. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > [noun] > spirit or paraffin lamp spirit lamp1803 naphtha lamp1832 paraffin lamp1865 kerosene lamp1869 Aladdin1909 1832 T. Carlyle Misc. Ess. (1847) III. 35 A little row of Naphtha-lamps, with its line of Naphtha-light. 1899 A. Quiller-Couch Ship of Stars ii Even the boy grew tired of the naphtha-lamps. 1912 S. Leacock in R. Brown & D. Bennett Anthol. Canad. Lit. in Eng. (1982) I. 225 The Salvation Army around a naphtha lamp lift up the confession of their sins. 1987 M. Ondaatje In Skin of Lion (1988) 14 In the house Hazen Lewis lights the naphtha lamp and builds a fire. < as lemmas |
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