gas mantle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gas mantle
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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At last I lighted my gas mantle and tried to read, but with listening I could not follow the words.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
I lighted the gas mantle lamp, stuffed the debris in a little closet, and put on water for coffee.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Another advantage was that there was no one living overhead to make vibrations on the ceiling and cause the Welsbach gas mantle to crumble into powder.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
I turned the gas mantle high, lit the kerosene lamp, and lighted two burners of my stove to drive the loneliness away.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
A broken gas mantle way up near the ceiling gave a dim greenish light which seemed to mix up with the fog and become part of the oppressing atmosphere.
From A "Y Girl in France Letters of Katherine Shortall by Shortall, Katherine
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