student lamp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of student lamp
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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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
Seeing that he had chosen history she fetched her workbasket, drew up an arm-chair to the green-shaded student lamp, and uncovered a cushion she was embroidering for his sofa.
From The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
“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 Gertrude W. Morrison
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 Marjorie Benton Cooke
A flood of radiance from the relighted student lamp fell athwart the floor.
From The Brass Bowl by Louis Joseph Vance
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