Lantern

['læntən] or ['læntɚn]

Definition

(noun.) light in a transparent protective case.

Editor: Luke--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

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

(n.) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns.

(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.

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

(n.) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc. ; -- called also lantern brass.

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

(n.) See Aristotle's lantern.

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

Edited by Kathleen

Definition

n. a case for holding or carrying a light the light chamber of a lighthouse: an ornamental structure surmounting a dome to give light and to crown the fabric: the upper square cage which illuminates a corridor or gallery—obs. form Lant′horn from the use of horn for the sides of lanterns.—v.t. to furnish with a lantern.—n. Lant′ern-fly any insect of family Fulgorid supposed to emit a strong light in the dark.—adj. Lant′ern-jawed thin-faced.—n.pl. Lant′ern-jaws thin long jaws.—Lantern of the dead a tower having a small lighted chamber at the top once common in French cemeteries; Lantern wheel a kind of cog-wheel in which a circle of bars or spindles between two heads engages with the cogs of a spur-wheel.—Chinese lantern a collapsible paper lantern generally decorated with flowers; Dark lantern a lantern having an opaque slide capable of being partly or wholly shut at pleasure; Magic lantern an optical instrument by means of which magnified images of small pictures are thrown upon a wall or screen.

Typist: Rosanna

Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream of seeing a lantern going before you in the darkness, signifies unexpected affluence. If the lantern is suddenly lost to view, then your success will take an unfavorable turn. To carry a lantern in your dreams, denotes that your benevolence will win you many friends. If it goes out, you fail to gain the prominence you wish. If you stumble and break it, you will seek to aid others, and in so doing lose your own station, or be disappointed in some undertaking. To clean a lantern, signifies great possibilities are open to you. To lose a lantern, means business depression, and disquiet in the home. If you buy a lantern, it signifies fortunate deals. For a young woman to dream that she lights her lover's lantern, foretells for her a worthy man, and a comfortable home. If she blows it out, by her own imprudence she will lose a chance of getting married.

Editor: Rhoda

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Editor: Yvonne

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