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lampion

[lam-pee-uh n]
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noun
  1. a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
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Origin of lampion

1840–50; < French < Italian lampione carriage or street light, augmentative of lampa lamp
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Historical Examples

  • The lampion was the three-cornered hat, cocked on all sides alike in the shape of a spout, and stiffened with wire.

    An Englishman in Paris

    Albert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam

British Dictionary definitions for lampion

lampion

noun
  1. an oil-burning lamp
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Word Origin

C19: from French via Italian lampione, from Old French lampe lamp
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