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lampshade

[lamp-sheyd]

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noun

a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.

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Origin of lampshade

First recorded in 1840–50; lamp + shade

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for lamp-shade

Had not the gloom caused by the lamp-shade baffled Mr. Bragg's observation, he would have been startled by her countenance.
That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3(of 3)|Frances Eleanor Trollope
And the lamp-shade, and all those crochet things of every kind and shape!
Roumanian Stories|Various
He was carrying a piece of yellow-fluff, part of a lamp-shade, as far as I could judge.
Idle Ideas in 1905|Jerome K. Jerome
He rose and lifted the lamp-shade, throwing the pitiless light on the thing that fascinated him.
The Tysons|May Sinclair

On the ceiling he saw a dark circle—the shadow of the lamp-shade.
The Schoolmistress and Other Stories|Anton Chekhov

Word Origin and History for lamp-shade

lamp-shade

n.

also lampshade, 1829, from lamp + shade (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper