Lantern definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LAN'TERN, n. [L. laterna ... in the open air, or into stables, etc. A dark lantern is one with a single opening, which may be closed ... gallery, between two rows of shops, to illuminate them. Magic lantern, an optical machine by which painted images are represented so ... protective case for a light with transparent openings — compare Chinese lantern 2. a. obsolete lighthouse b. the chamber in a lighthouse ... etc. 3 the light-chamber of a lighthouse. 4 = magic lantern. Phrases and idioms: lantern fish any marine fish of the family Myctophidae, having ...
dark lantern definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light [syn: dark lantern, bull's-eye] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1640 a lantern that can be closed to conceal the light Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lantern Lan"tern, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr ... one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or ...
lantern pinion definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks [syn: lantern pinion, lantern wheel] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lantern Lan"tern, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr ... one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). 4. ( ...
magic lantern definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an early ... still pictures using a transparent slide Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lantern Lan"tern, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr ... one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted ... chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also lantern brass. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a ...
lantern wheel definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks [syn: lantern pinion, lantern wheel] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lantern Lan"tern, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr ... one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). 4. ( ...
lantern fly definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: large ... a snout that was formerly thought to emit light [syn: lantern fly, lantern-fly] Merriam Webster's noun Date: circa 1753 any of ... head prolonged into a hollow structure Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lantern Lan"tern, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr ... one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). 4. ( ...
Lantern shell definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lantern Lan"tern, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr ... one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted ... chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also lantern brass. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a ...
Lantern jaws definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lantern Lan"tern, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr ... one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted ... chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also lantern brass. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a ...
Lantern carrier definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lantern Lan"tern, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr ... one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted ... chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also lantern brass. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a ...
lantern brass definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lantern Lan"tern, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr ... one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted ... chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also lantern brass. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a ...
jack-o'-lantern definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a pale ... sometimes seen at night over marshy ground [syn: friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp] 2: lantern carved from a pumpkin WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n ... narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent [syn: jack-o-lantern fungus, jack-o-lantern, jack-a-lantern, Omphalotus illudens] Merriam Webster's noun ...
... Bull-fight.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light [syn: dark lantern, bull's-eye] Merriam Webster's noun (plural bull's ... 4. a simple lens of short focal distance; also a lantern with such a lens Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lantern Lan"tern, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr ... one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). 4. ( ...
... f. OE trendel circle (as TREND) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lantern Lan"tern, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr ... one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted ... chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also lantern brass. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a core upon. 6. (Zo["o]l.) See Aristotle's lantern. Note: Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, ...
Jack-with-a-lantern definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Jack rabbit (Zo["o]l ... hero of a well-known nursery story. Jack-with-a-lantern, Jack-o'-lantern. (a) An ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. ``[Newspaper ... jack-o'-lanterns to the future historian.'' --Lowell. (b) A lantern made of a pumpkin so prepared as to show in ... wisp, or Will-o'-the-wisp, and Jack-with-a-lantern, or Jack-o'-lantern.
lantern-jawed definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: having ... the face a gaunt appearance Merriam Webster's adjective see lantern jaw Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lantern-jawed Lan"tern-jawed`, a. Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; as, a lantern-jawed person.