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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
.
Lantern
n.
An
open
structure
of
light
material
set
upon
a
roof
, to
give
light
and
air
to
the
interior
.
Lantern
n.
A
cage
or
open
chamber
of
rich
architecture
,
open
below
into
the
building
or
tower
which
it
crowns
.
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
.
Lantern
n.
A
lantern
pinion
or
trundle
wheel
.
See
Lantern
pinion
(
below
).
Lantern
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
.
Lantern
n.
A
perforated
barrel
to
form
a
core
upon
.
Lantern
n.
See
Aristotle
's
lantern
.
Lantern
v. t.
To
furnish
with
a
lantern
; as, to
lantern
a
lighthouse
.
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