spirit lamp
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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One with a spirit lamp, the other with a flashlight.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
He clapped the other on top of it and then, holding both pieces together with the tongs, held the whole thing over the flame of the spirit lamp.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
In the Pasteur household articles are sterilized as well as cleaned—that is, burned in the flames of a spirit lamp, or in an oven.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 by Various
It consists of a cylinder pierced with holes for the admission of air and containing a spirit lamp, over which is a pan or pail holding a little water.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
He took with him food for a single day only, with a small spirit lamp so that in extreme need he could start a fire, melt ice for drinking-water, or warm a scanty meal.
From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Adolphus W. Greely
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