lamp
an artificial source of visible illumination
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,867 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,637 times across 173,643 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an artificial source of visible illumination
- a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs
lamp in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Even then a lamp was often needed for reading.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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Sipsu sat on the floor near his oil lamp.
The Eternal Maiden · T. Everett (Thomas Everett) Harré · Chapter 1
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Ray took up the lamp and strode to the door.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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One flame of the three-branched lamp had flickered into extinction and the wick of another was beginning to waste.
The Emperor — Volume 02 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Which lovely lamp withdrawn from my poor eyes, Both parts of earth and fire drowned up in woe In winter dwell.
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1