单词 | phoebe lamp |
释义 | > as lemmasPhoebe lamp Phoebe lamp n. North American (historical) a kind of simple tallow lamp with a wick (cf. Betty lamp n. at Betty n. 5). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > [noun] > oil-lamp > types of lampion1848 rag-lamp1889 bitch1898 chirag1899 Phoebe lamp1935 diya1964 Toc H lamp1977 1935 Colony of Connecticut (Conn. Board Educ.) (Senate Doc. 53, 74th Congr., 1st Sess.) 15 Phoebe lamps:..These were similar to Betty lamps in shape... Some had double wicks from a nose on either side. 1972 F. van W. Mason Roads to Liberty 182 Betty..lit a Phoebe lamp with a splinter from the fire. 2003 Duluth (Minnesota) News (Nexis) 11 Oct. Betty and Phoebe lamps were used until the American Civil War. < as lemmas |
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