sinumbra lamp

[si-nuhm-bruh]

sin·um·bra lamp

[si-nuhm-bruh]
noun
an unshaded sperm-oil lamp consisting of a translucent glass globe supported on a pedestal: a form of astral lamp.
Also, si·num·bral lamp.


Origin:
1825–35; < Latin sin(e) without + umbrā shade, shadow
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