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
This contrivance is placed over a petroleum, gas, or spirit lamp, which gives the required heat.
From Practical Bookbinding by Adam, Paul
I let go the hand as she rose to blow out the spirit lamp.
From The Sixth Sense A Novel by McKenna, Stephen
Back at the station we make tea on the spirit lamp, fill the thermos, pack the knapsack and the kitchenino, and come out into the sun of the platform.
From Sea and Sardinia by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
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