dark lantern

noun

a lantern having an opening with a shutter that can be slid across the opening to obscure the light.

Origin of dark lantern

First recorded in 1640–50

Words nearby dark lantern

dark-field microscope, dark glasses, dark horse, dark internet, darkish, dark lantern, darkle, darkling, darkling beetle, darkly, dark matter

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Example sentences from the Web for dark lantern

At that moment a dark-lantern was turned full on Charley, and a pistol was fired pointblank at him.
The Right of Way, Complete|Gilbert Parker
In the shadow of the Griswold a third shivering form cautiously developed into the possessor of the dark-lantern.
The Eternal Boy|Owen Johnson
To some minds this new proposal had the charm of a school-boys first dark-lantern.
New Worlds For Old|Herbert George Wells
And far into the night he could see reflected on the roof a faint glimmer from Stair's dark-lantern.
Patsy|S. R. Crockett

A camera, a reading-lamp, and a dark-lantern stood on a shelf beside a nickel-plated clock which ticked sharply.
A Young Man in a Hurry|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for dark lantern

dark lantern

noun

a lantern having a sliding shutter or panel to dim or hide the light

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单词	dark lantern
释义	dark lantern noun a lantern having an opening with a shutter that can be slid across the opening to obscure the light. Origin of dark lantern First recorded in 1640–50 Words nearby dark lantern dark-field microscope, dark glasses, dark horse, dark internet, darkish, dark lantern, darkle, darkling, darkling beetle, darkly, dark matter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dark lantern At that moment a dark-lantern was turned full on Charley, and a pistol was fired pointblank at him. The Right of Way, Complete\|Gilbert Parker In the shadow of the Griswold a third shivering form cautiously developed into the possessor of the dark-lantern. The Eternal Boy\|Owen Johnson To some minds this new proposal had the charm of a school-boys first dark-lantern. New Worlds For Old\|Herbert George Wells And far into the night he could see reflected on the roof a faint glimmer from Stair's dark-lantern. Patsy\|S. R. Crockett A camera, a reading-lamp, and a dark-lantern stood on a shelf beside a nickel-plated clock which ticked sharply. A Young Man in a Hurry\|Robert W. Chambers British Dictionary definitions for dark lantern dark lantern noun a lantern having a sliding shutter or panel to dim or hide the light Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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