floor lamp

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noun

a tall lamp designed to stand on the floor.

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Origin of floor lamp

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby floor lamp

floor-filler, floor furnace, flooring, flooring brad, flooring saw, floor lamp, floor leader, floor-length, floor loom, floorman, floor-manage

How to use floor lamp in a sentence

Another illumination option is this floor lamp that fits perfectly in the corners of your living room, dining room, bedroom, guest room, or office.
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Finally, he sat down in the hall under a tall rose-shaded floor lamp, to read.
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The electric globe in the floor lamp was yellow; it was nearly burned out and would have to be replaced.
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Phil had placed her in a chair beside a tall floor-lamp and gently drew off the draperies that hooded her.
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There was the sound of breaking ceramics as a floor lamp went over, and then a table followed it, but Malone avoided both.
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He lurched to the floor-lamp, muttering something about one for the road.
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