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  • noun Plural form of lantern.

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Examples

  • My only contact with Halloween was at Cubs, where we would bring pumpkin lanterns one evening.

    Archive 2005-10-01 2005

  • My only contact with Halloween was at Cubs, where we would bring pumpkin lanterns one evening.

    Trick or Treat? Or Penny for the Guy? 2005

  • According to the architects, the solution was to have five "lanterns" -- a powerful symbol in Chinese culture -- rise above the street and serve as both bridges and public spaces.

    Fast Company 2010

  • I love crafts that recycle, and I love the look of candles in lanterns.

    centre piece of the month april myriam 2007

  • The lanterns are a form of prayer for good luck and blessings.

    Today's Photos: Feb. 9 2009

  • Suddenly it seemed as if the lanterns were the only light left in the world.

    The Eye of the World Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1990

  • The cuisine was most excellent, and throughout the season appetizing meals were served on the spacious verandas at the north end of the building, over which canopies had been erected, the illumination being furnished in the evening by electric lights, contained in Japanese lanterns.

    New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904 Report of the New York State Commission DeLancey M. Ellis

  • I was suspected, however, of abetting an illicit traffic in Chinese lanterns.

    The Lunatic at Large 1907

  • I was suspected, however, of abetting an illicit traffic in Chinese lanterns.

    The Lunatic At Large 1905

  • With still greater hesitation they at length permitted themselves to creep up the poop ladder, when the first object revealed by the light of their lanterns was the senseless body of the boatswain, his arms and shoulders still encircled by a snake-like object of light brownish-grey colour.

    The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer Harry Collingwood 1886

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