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blind lantern

blind lantern noun: a dark lantern.

Noun

blind lantern (plural blind lanterns)

  1. A dark lantern.
    • Another feeble wail from the infant. "'Tis a baby, sartain ! I'll go and get a blind lantern!" exclaimed the woman.1859, E. D. E. N. Southworth, Lionne, page 358
    • From the folds of his robe he brought out a blind lantern, a fat, stubby candle within set in a hard pine socket.1944, Gertrude Robinson, Fox Fire, page 33

Forms of blind lantern

pluralblind lanterns

Questions about blind lantern

What does blind lantern mean?
Blind lantern means a dark lantern.
What part of speech is blind lantern?
Blind lantern is a noun.
What is the plural of blind lantern?
The plural of blind lantern is blind lanterns.

Words near blind lantern in the dictionary

  1. blind hole
  2. blind holes
  3. Blind Hookey
  4. blind item
  5. blind items
  6. blind lantern
  7. blind lanterns
  8. blind leading the blind
  9. blind level
  10. blind levels
  11. blind loop syndrome

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