lampion

The definition of a lampion is a small oil lamp with a colored glass chimney.

(noun)

An example of lampion is what guests may carry on an outdoor tour through a colonial exhibit village at night.

See lampion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a small oil lamp, usually with a colored glass chimney, formerly used as for a carriage light

Origin: Fr < It lampione < lampa, a lamp < OFr lampe, lamp

See lampion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An oil-burning lamp, often of colored glass, for outdoor use.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Italian lampione

Origin: , augmentative of lampa, lamp

Origin: , from Old French lampe; see lamp

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