spirit lamp
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
One with a spirit lamp, the other with a flashlight.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
He lighted a spirit lamp, not in the vulgar sense of that word, but a lamp, before whose rays no spirit, however determined, could stand, for an instant.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School
He stirred his wand about in the pan, holding the latter over a spirit lamp, and presently turned out into a dish an excellent omelet, smoking hot and very palatable.
From Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. by Ellis Stanton
Miss Earle lighted the spirit lamp, and for a space they talked of nothing in particular, while the pale blue flame burnt unwaveringly in the hot, still air.
From The Dust of Conflict by Harold Bindloss
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