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Chinese lantern

American  

noun

  1. a collapsible lantern of thin, colored paper, often used for decorative lighting.

Chinese lantern British  

noun

  1. a collapsible lantern made of thin coloured paper

  2. an Asian solanaceous plant, Physalis franchetii, cultivated for its attractive orange-red inflated calyx See also winter cherry

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Etymology

Origin of Chinese lantern

First recorded in 1815–25

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