lanthorn

[ lant-hawrn, lan-tern ]

/ ˈlæntˌhɔrn, ˈlæn tərn /

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noun Archaic.

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Origin of lanthorn

First recorded in 1580–90; alteration by folk etymology (lanterns formerly had reflectors made of translucent sheets of horn)

Words nearby lanthorn

lantern slide, lantern wheel, lanthanide, lanthanide series, lanthanum, lanthorn, Lantsang, lanuginose, lanugo, Lanús, lanyard

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How to use lanthorn in a sentence

She drew down the dark slides of the lanthorn, and applied her eyes to the panes of glass over the door.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
Shoo went to t' lanthorn, and browt out t' candle and gave it to me.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
Thus I was well able to observe his blanched face and wide dilated eyes fixed with horror on the lanthorn flame.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
The two lads stood with the lanthorn held up, staring at the heap, and then at the rusty hinged door, and lastly at one another.
Crown and Sceptre|George Manville Fenn

Scarlett held the lanthorn up again, and had one more good look round.
Crown and Sceptre|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for lanthorn

lanthorn

/ (ˈlæntˌhɔːn, ˈlæntən) /

noun

an archaic word for lantern

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