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lampion definition

lam·pion (lam′pē ən)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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