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Trundle :: Trundle (v. i.) One of the bars of a lantern wheel.

Lantern :: Lantern (n.) Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc. ; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light..

Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick..

Femerell :: Femerell (n.) A lantern, or louver covering, placed on a roof, for ventilation or escape of smoke..

Fres''nel'' Lan''tern :: Fres'nel' lan'tern () A lantern having a lamp surrounded by a hollow cylindrical Fresnel lens.

Lantern :: Lantern (n.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below).

Lantern :: Lantern (n.) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior..

Wallower :: Wallower (n.) A lantern wheel; a trundle.

Jawed :: "Jawed (a.) Having jaws; -- chiefly in composition; as, lantern-jawed..

Jack-o''-lantern :: "Jack-o'-lantern (n.) See Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack..

Lanterned :: Lanterned (imp. & p. p.) of Lanter.

Stave :: Stave (n.) One of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel; one of the bars or rounds of a rack, a ladder, etc..

Lantern :: 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..

Ignis Fatuus :: Ignis fatuus () A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by the decomposition of animal or vegetable substances, or by some inflammable gas; -- popularly called also Will-with-the-wisp, or Will-o'-the-wisp, and Jack-with-a-lantern, or Jack-o'-lantern..

Lamp-post :: Lamp-post (n.) A post (generally a pillar of iron) supporting a lamp or lantern for lighting a street, park, etc..

Top-light :: Top-light (n.) A lantern or light on the top of a vessel.

Lantern :: Lantern (n.) A perforated barrel to form a core upon.

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..

Rundle :: Rundle (n.) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.

Lantern :: Lantern (v. t.) To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse..

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