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dark lanthorn

dark lanthorn is the obsolete form of dark lantern.

Meaning of dark lantern

Noun

dark lantern (plural dark lanterns)

  1. (historical) A lantern with a panel that slides to block the light.
    • “Yes,” continued the valet, “and sigh his soul to the last puff unobserved, liked the dying flame in a dark lanthorn.”1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 37
    Synonyms:
    blind lantern

Forms of dark lanthorn

pluraldark lanthorns

Questions about dark lanthorn

What is dark lanthorn the obsolete form of?
Dark lanthorn is the obsolete form of dark lantern.

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