dark lantern
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dark lantern
First recorded in 1640–50
Example Sentences
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He flayed the Administration for what he called its "dark lantern diplomacy."
From Time Magazine Archive
He then lit a dark lantern and pointed to the coffin.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
A dark lantern was uncovered, and its light fell on the astonished face of the farmer.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
In the first place the men possessed no dark lantern, so that they carried naked candles flaring in their hands as they crawled through the restricted spaces between the cargo and the deck overhead.
From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Bullen, Frank T.
His fingers trembled as he held it to the dark lantern; oh heavens, success! success! it was, it was—the missing document!
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Allen, Grant
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