student lamp

American  

noun

1. a table lamp whose light source can be adjusted in height.

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Etymology

Origin of student lamp

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

Associate Justice Brandeis refused to accept one. plunked down in front of him a battered, goose-necked student lamp of his own.

From Time Magazine Archive

At his elbow softly burned a shaded student lamp, on a table covered with a scarlet and black cloth, and littered with books.

From A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs by Eggleston, George Cary

“I was correcting some examination papers,” she added, going to the desk and turning out the student lamp.

From The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League by Morrison, Gertrude W.

There are arrangements that will transform the banquet or student lamp into an electric drop light, or the special outfits for this use may be had in some very artistic designs.

From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)

A table, by one window, had on it a student lamp and neat piles of manuscript, while a dozen books were supported by book ends, against the wall.

From Cinderella Jane by Cooke, Marjorie Benton