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/lant"hawrn', lan"teuhrn/, n. Archaic.lantern.[1580-90; alter. by folk etym. (lanterns formerly had reflectors made of translucent sheets of horn)]
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Lanthorn — Lan thorn, n. See {Lantern}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lanthorn — [lan′tərn] n. [altered by folk etym. < LANTERN, by assoc. with HORN, material once used for the sides] archaic var. of LANTERN … English World dictionary
lanthorn — ˈlantˌhȯrn, ȯ(ə)n, or like lantern noun ( s) Etymology: by folk etymology (influence of horn (I), of which the sides were formerly made) from lantern chiefly Britain : lantern * * * /lant hawrn … Useful english dictionary
lanthorn — noun Date: 1587 chiefly British lantern … New Collegiate Dictionary
lanthorn — noun A lantern … Wiktionary
lanthorn — noun archaic spelling of lantern … English new terms dictionary
lanthorn — lant·horn … English syllables
lanthorn — lant•horn [[t]ˈlæntˌhɔrn, ˈlæn tərn[/t]] n. archaic lantern • Etymology: 1580–90; alter. by folk etym. (lanterns formerly had reflectors made of horn) … From formal English to slang
lanthorn — /ˈlæntən/ (say lantuhn) noun Obsolete a lantern. {lant(ern) + horn, alteration of lantern, by folk etymology, since early lanterns had translucent sides made of horn} …
lanthorn-fly — noun A firefly … Wiktionary
