Argand lamp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Argand lamp
1795–1805; named after A. Argand. See Argand burner
Example Sentences
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The Argand lamp is generally employed in lighthouses.
From A Yacht Voyage Round England by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Within, an Argand lamp, and porcelain shade with a minute painting of Puck and his fairy host, sent a softened radiance on the old, rich-hued carpet, and antique furniture.
From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
He employed the light of an ordinary Argand lamp, and polarized it by reflection from a glass surface.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents by Lord, John
The gas which enters between these cylinders, when lighted, forms an Argand lamp, which is supplied by an internal and external current of air in the usual manner.
From Gas Burners Old and New by Merriman, Owen
Dresses cut and tried on, two francs, they stopped at a stone staircase of three steps leading into a dark passage, at the end of which shone the red light of an Argand lamp.
From Germinie Lacerteux by Goncourt, Jules de
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