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lamplighter
(encz) | lamplighter,lampář n: Zdeněk Brož |
Lamplighter
(gcide) | Lamplighter \Lamp"light`er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, lights a lamp; esp., a person who
in former times lighted street lamps which were
illuminated by a combustible gas; -- such lamps are now
little used, and primarily as nostalgic ornaments.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he did go,
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago. --Song lyrics.
(?)
[PJC]
2. (Zool.) The calico bass.
[1913 Webster]
3. A device used to light lamps.
[PJC] |
lamplighter
(wn) | lamplighter
n 1: (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights
and extinguishes streetlights |
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Lamplighter
(gcide) | Lamplighter \Lamp"light`er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, lights a lamp; esp., a person who
in former times lighted street lamps which were
illuminated by a combustible gas; -- such lamps are now
little used, and primarily as nostalgic ornaments.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he did go,
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago. --Song lyrics.
(?)
[PJC]
2. (Zool.) The calico bass.
[1913 Webster]
3. A device used to light lamps.
[PJC] |
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