lanternlike
lanternlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a lantern.
Adjective
lanternlike (comparative more lanternlike, superlative most lanternlike)
- Resembling or characteristic of a lantern.
- I have viewed, I believe, every cathedral between Magdeburg in the North, and St. Januarius on the South, and from the mystic gloom of St. Stephen's, at Vienna, to the lanternlike brilliance of St. Ouen, at Rouen; and in many of these it has been my lot to witness the most august and imposing...1857, Horace Binney Wallace, Art and Scenery in Europe
- The interior, as will he seen by the illustrations, is representative of old Dutch styles. The unique feature of the lighting is the lanternlike enclosures for the incandescent lamps, which are mounted on posts, giving a decidedly novel and pleasing effect.1908, The Edison Monthly, volume 1, page 206
Examples of lanternlike in a sentence
- Stephen's, at Vienna, to the lanternlike brilliance of St.1857, Horace Binney Wallace, Art and Scenery in Europe:
- Tiny, greenish or pinkish, lanternlike flowers hide under branch tips in early to midspring.2007, Glenn Keator, Designing California Native Gardens:
Forms of lanternlike
| comparative | more lanternlike |
|---|---|
| superlative | most lanternlike |
Origin of lanternlike
From lantern + -like.
Questions about lanternlike
- What does lanternlike mean?
- Lanternlike means resembling or characteristic of a lantern.
- How do you use lanternlike in a sentence?
- Stephen's, at Vienna, to the lanternlike brilliance of St.
- What part of speech is lanternlike?
- Lanternlike is an adjective.
Words near lanternlike in the dictionary
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