Japanese lantern
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Japanese lantern
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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A giant Japanese lantern floats above them like an orb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
WAPATO, Wash. — The traditional Japanese lantern in the driveway of Inaba Produce Farms offers just a hint of the richly layered history behind this once-humble agricultural operation in eastern Washington.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Showstoppers: a series of sweeping Byronic capes and a black-sequined evening gown that undulates like a Japanese lantern in a gentle wind.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once he was photographed at a church bazaar sitting backwards on a donkey and wearing a Japanese lantern for a hat.
From Time Magazine Archive
From an overhanging branch dangled a paper Japanese lantern, glowing in the blue dusk like a jewel.
From The Long Trick by Bartimeus
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