Definition of lantern

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Lantern (n.) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger 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..

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Lanterned :: Lanterned (imp. & p. p.) of Lanter.
Trundle :: Trundle (v. i.) A lantern wheel. See under Lantern.
Stave :: Stave (n.) One of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel; one of the bars or rounds of a rack, a ladder, etc..
Buat :: Buat (n.) A lantern; also, the moon..
Sciopticon :: Sciopticon (n.) A kind of magic lantern.
Semaphore :: Semaphore (n.) A signal telegraph; an apparatus for giving signals by the disposition of lanterns, flags, oscillating arms, etc..
Rung :: Rung (n.) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel..
Lantern :: Lantern (n.) A perforated barrel to form a core upon.
Lantern :: Lantern (n.) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns..
Stereoscope :: Stereopticon (n.) An instrument, consisting essentially of a magic lantern in which photographic pictures are used, by which the image of a landscape, or any object, may be thrown upon a screen in such a manner as to seem to stand out in relief, so as to form a striking and accurate representation of the object itself; also, a pair of magic lanterns for producing the effect of dissolving views..
Jawed :: "Jawed (a.) Having jaws; -- chiefly in composition; as, lantern-jawed..
Louvre :: Louvre (n.) A small lantern. See Lantern, 2 (a)..
Lanterning :: Lanterning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lanter.
Trundle :: Trundle (v. i.) One of the bars of a lantern wheel.
Wallower :: Wallower (n.) A lantern wheel; a trundle.
Phantasmagoria :: Phantasmagoria (n.) An optical effect produced by a magic lantern. The figures are painted in transparent colors, and all the rest of the glass is opaque black. The screen is between the spectators and the instrument, and the figures are often made to appear as in motion, or to merge into one another..
Rundle :: Rundle (n.) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
Cupola :: Cupola (n.) A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern.
Bull''s-eye :: Bull's-eye (n.) A lantern, with a thick glass lens on one side for concentrating the light on any object; also, the lens itself..
Aristotle's Lantern :: Aristotle's lantern () The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins.
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