lanthorn
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lanthorn
First recorded in 1580–90; alteration by folk etymology (lanterns formerly had reflectors made of translucent sheets of horn)
Example Sentences
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Bess let her hand go and unmasked the lanthorn.
From Starvecrow Farm by Weyman, Stanley J.
At last, where the road to Garth branched off, at the entrance to the village, they saw a light in front, and old Fewtrell carrying a lanthorn met them.
From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.
After she was secured, we employed ourselves looking for limpets and muscles for supper, by the light of a lanthorn, as we had good appetites, and our provisions were scanty.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert
She lay as in a nightmare, and was conscious only of the yellow gleam of the lanthorn as it quartered the ground this way and that, and came nearer and nearer.
From Starvecrow Farm by Weyman, Stanley J.
The landlord was saddling our horses; and a little cheered by the warmth of his lanthorn, I went to help him.
From Shrewsbury A Romance by Weyman, Stanley J.
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