- 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
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lan|tern — «LAN tuhrn», noun. 1. a case to protect a light from wind or rain. A lantern has sides of glass, paper, or some other material through which the light can shine and can be carried from place to place. 2. a) the room at the top of a lighthouse… … Useful english dictionary
lan|tern-jawed — «LAN tuhrn JD», adjective. having a lantern jaw or lantern jaws … 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
