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dark lantern

–noun
a lantern having an opening with a shutter that can be slid across the opening to obscure the light.

Origin:
1640–50
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dark lantern  
n.  A lantern whose light can be blocked, as by a sliding panel.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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