lamp
/ˈlæ̝mp/ noun A2- A device that generates light, heat, or other electromagnetic radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
- A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
- A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
- An eye.
Plural lamps
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“And yet when they arrived they found that the candle was out and that the lamp had been lighted.
The lamp was on the table; so I lit it.”
The doctor had taken the lamp and was narrowly scrutinizing the body.
The candle was not lit at that time; but the lamp was burning.
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