stone lantern
Americannoun
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(in Japan) an intricately carved lantern of stone, often placed in a garden or before a shrine.
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a usually inexpensive reproduction of this, often made of cast metal.
Example Sentences
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The stone lantern will be lit again in other years.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2020
I especially remember a 2007 ceremony with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at the 17th-century Japanese stone lantern.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2020
Commemorating the opening of trade between Japan and the U.S., the stone lantern was a gift from the governor of Tokyo.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 17, 2018
No crowd will gather for the traditional lighting of the 17-century stone lantern on the Tidal Basin this weekend, because Washington’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival will be online.
From Washington Post
An interesting stone lantern of fifteenth-century work is preserved here.
From Vanishing England by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
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