Argand lamp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Argand lamp
1795–1805; named after A. Argand. See Argand burner
Example Sentences
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Adelaide was lighting the Argand lamp, no doubt that she might get rid of a tallow candle fixed in a large copper flat candlestick, and graced with a heavy fluting of grease from its guttering.
From The Purse by Balzac, Honoré de
The Argand lamp is generally employed in lighthouses.
From A Yacht Voyage Round England by Kingston, William Henry Giles
To be sure, to light this enormous room, with old-fashioned heavy cornices, and so thick with dust that merely to see it was enough to make you sneeze, she had only an old Argand lamp.
From La Grande Breteche by Marriage, Ellen
In the improved lights the best spermaceti oil and the Argand lamp have been introduced.
From Smeaton and Lighthouses A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel by Smeaton, John
The Argand lamp of 1812 was not at all powerful and the lenses used were far from perfect.
From Steve and the Steam Engine by Scott, A. O. (Arthur O.)
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