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oil lamp

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Noun1.oil lampoil lamp - a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light
kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp
lamp - an artificial source of visible illumination
lamp chimney, chimney - a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
Davy lamp, safety lamp - an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)
wick, taper - a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
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There was a short, narrow, gloomy lane or street, shut in between lofty dwelling houses, the lane often dark, always filthy, without sidewalks, a gutter running through the centre, over which, suspended from a rope, hung a dim oil lamp or two--such was the Rue St.
The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
And it is well that nature has so graciously and abundantly lighted the Martian night, for the green men of Mars, being a nomadic race without high intellectual development, have but crude means for artificial lighting; depending principally upon torches, a kind of candle, and a peculiar oil lamp which generates a gas and burns without a wick.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Nobody was at home except an old Lapland woman, who was dressing fish by the light of an oil lamp.
Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian View in context
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