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
A flood of radiance from the relighted student lamp fell athwart the floor.
From The Brass Bowl by Vance, Louis Joseph
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)
When dinner was over Mary Louise went into the library and, drawing a chair to where the light of the student lamp flooded her book, tried to read.
From Mary Louise by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
He stood outside a time, looking through the window at Jane whose golden head was bowed in the mellow glow of the student lamp as she worked at her desk.
From The Last Straw by Titus, Harold
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