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floor lamp
noun
- a tall lamp designed to stand on the floor.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of floor lamp1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
Another illumination option is this floor lamp that fits perfectly in the corners of your living room, dining room, bedroom, guest room, or office.
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Finally, he sat down in the hall under a tall rose-shaded floor lamp, to read.
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The electric globe in the floor lamp was yellow; it was nearly burned out and would have to be replaced.
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Phil had placed her in a chair beside a tall floor-lamp and gently drew off the draperies that hooded her.
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There was the sound of breaking ceramics as a floor lamp went over, and then a table followed it, but Malone avoided both.
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He lurched to the floor-lamp, muttering something about one for the road.
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