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lampion
[ lam-pee-uhn ]
/ ˈlæm pi ən /
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noun
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
Words nearby lampion
lamp chimney, Lampedusa, lamper eel, lampern, lampers, lampion, lamplight, lamplighter, lamp oil, lampoon, lamppost
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How to use lampion in a sentence
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
/ (ˈlæmpɪən) /
noun
an oil-burning lamp
Word Origin for lampion
C19: from French via Italian lampione, from Old French lampe lamp
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