Chinese lantern
noun
a collapsible lantern of thin, colored paper, often used for decorative lighting.
Origin of Chinese lantern
1First recorded in 1815–25
- Also called Japanese lantern.
Words Nearby Chinese lantern
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How to use Chinese lantern in a sentence
I am stopping there too, and them Chinese lantern Dinners which they are putting up!
Elkan Lubliner, American | Montague Glass
British Dictionary definitions for Chinese lantern
Chinese lantern
noun
a collapsible lantern made of thin coloured paper
an Asian solanaceous plant, Physalis franchetii, cultivated for its attractive orange-red inflated calyx: See also winter cherry
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