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| Chinese lantern |
a collapsible lantern made of thin, often brightly decorated paper; Japanese lantern. |
| Chinese lantern plant |
a perennial plant grown for its orange, lantern-shaped, inflated seed casings; winter ground cherry. |
| cresset |
a metal container, often fastened to a pole or wall, holding fuel, such as oil or pitch, that is burned as a torch or lantern. |
| dark lantern |
a lantern with a sliding panel or shutter that can be used to hide the light. |
| hurricane lamp |
a lamp or lantern using kerosene or oil, or a candlestick, having a glass chimney protecting the light from wind or draughts. [1/2 definitions] |
| Japanese lantern |
see "Chinese lantern." |
| lantern |
a film or slide projector; magic lantern. [1/3 definitions] |
| stereopticon |
a type of slide projector designed so that one view is fading out while the next one is fading in; magic lantern. |
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