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lampshade

[ lamp-sheyd ]

noun

  1. a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lampshade1

First recorded in 1840–50; lamp + shade
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Example Sentences

They were everywhere—from a bedside lampshade, to the phone, even the bloody ceiling fan.

The Lampshade is an awfully good book and it's exceptionally heartfelt.

But he's working like mad to do right by the lampshade, or, at least, to discover its untold story.

The silk lampshade conflagration had just begun to smoulder in the American household.

If Madame Dammauville had not released the lampshade, she would have seen Saniel turned pale and his lips quiver.

A green glass lampshade cost fifteen francs, and you were lucky to get it.

Sample mounting, novelty work, jewelry and silverware case making, lampshade and candleshade making.

Reuben, dear, could you possibly imagine anything else so perfectly horrid as a yellow lampshade in a blue room?

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