lan|tern-jawed — «LAN tuhrn JD», adjective. having a lantern jaw or lantern jaws … Useful english dictionary
lan·tern — /ˈlæntɚn/ noun, pl terns [count] : a light that has usually a glass covering and that can be carried by a handle see also ↑magic lantern … Useful english dictionary
Fres'nel' lan'tern — Fresnel lamp Fres nel lamp , Fres nel lan tern Fres nel lan tern[From Fresnel the inventor, a French physicist.] A lantern having a lamp surrounded by a hollow cylindrical Fresnel lens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jack-o'-lan|tern — «JAK uh LAN tuhrn», noun. 1. a pumpkin hollowed out and cut to look like a face, used as a lantern at Halloween. 2. = will o the wisp … Useful english dictionary
lan·tern-jawed — /ˈlæntɚnˌʤɑːd/ adj used to describe someone whose lower jaw sticks out beyond the upper jaw a tall lantern jawed man … Useful english dictionary
lan — lan·ac; lan·ark·ite; lan·ark·shire; lan·as; lan·cas·ter; lan·cas·te·ri·an; lan·ce·o·lar; lan·ce·o·late; lan·cet; lan·cet·ed; lan·cha; lan·chow; lan·ci·form; lan·ci·nate; lan·dau; lan·dau·let; lan·des·ite; lan·dol·phia; lan·dry s; lan·ga·ha;… … English syllables
tern — al·tern; chil·tern; cis·tern; cit·tern; flit·tern; git·tern; in·tern·ee; in·tern·ment; in·tern·ship; lan·tern·man; lec·tern; li·top·tern; pas·tern; pat·tern·ize; pat·tern·less; quar·tern; sal·tern; sis·tern; slat·tern·li·ness; su·per·al·tern;… … English syllables
jack-o'-lan·tern — /ˈʤækəˌlæntɚn/ noun, pl terns [count] : a pumpkin that has had its insides removed and a face cut into it for Halloween ◇ You put a candle in a jack o lantern so that light shines out through its eyes, nose, and mouth … Useful english dictionary
lantern — lan·tern … English syllables
lantern jaw — lan′tern jaw n. 1) anat. a distinctly protruding lower jaw 2) anat. a long, thin jaw • Etymology: 1690–1700 lan′tern jawed , adj … From formal English to slang
torch < lámpein to shine]