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noun
1.
a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
2.
the chamber at the top of a lighthouse, surrounding the light.
4.
Architecture.
a.
a tall, more or less open construction admitting light to an enclosed area below.
b.
any light, decorative structure of relatively small size crowning a roof, dome, etc.
c.
an open-sided structure on a roof to let out smoke or to assist ventilation.
5.
a light, usually over the entrance to an elevator on each floor of a multistory building, that signals the approach of the elevator.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English lanterne < Latin lanterna (< Etruscan ) < Greek lamptḗr lamp, light
1250–1300; Middle English lanterne < Latin lanterna (< Etruscan ) < Greek lamptḗr lamp, light
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is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
lantern
c.1300, from O.Fr. lanterne, from L. lanterna, altered (by influence of L. lucerna "lamp") from Gk. lampter "torch," from lampein "to shine" (see lamp). Variant lanthorn (16c.-19c.) was folk etymology based on the common use of horn as a translucent cover. Lantern-jaws "hollow,
EXPANDlong cheeks" is from a resemblance noted since at least mid-14c.
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