night lampn.
/ˈnʌɪt lamp/, U.S. /ˈnaɪt ˌlæmp/ 1. A lamp kept burning during the night, esp. in a bedroom; a night light.In quot. 1614: a lighthouse.
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night lamp1614
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1614 A. Gorges tr. Lucan Pharsalia ix. 410 And yet the day was new begunne, And that night lampe dyn'd with the Sunne: Before hee did approch the Port.
1800 C. Smith Wild Youth iii. i. 57 Nann. But he will sleep, and we shall still be alone. Fred. Droll girl; he has a night lamp before his bed.
1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. vii. 122 Varney..placed a massive silver night-lamp..on a marble table which stood close by the head of the couch.
1856 Orr's Circle Sci.: Pract. Chem. 494 The Common Floating Night-lamp..is nothing more than a small cup of metal pierced in the middle with a small glass tube.
1878 H. James Watch & Ward vii. 153 The room was dark, the other lit by a night-lamp.
1901 W. Churchill Crisis iii. x. 457 The Doctor turned the wick of the night-lamp.
1953 A. Hosain Phoenix Fled 76 The unlit night lamp fell on her coat, leaving an oily trail as it rolled on the floor.
1986 Femina (India) 8–22 July 74/3 Put on a night lamp in the room because a baby gets scared in the dark.
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1895 in A. Stoddart J. S. Blackie II. 234 He often warned us all against over-work and the night-lamp.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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