Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Plural form of lampshade.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lampshade.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word lampshades.

Examples

  • And even now, having looked into the history of the object and encountered dozens of people at least as equally engaged with the myth-reality of human skin lampshades as myself, I cannot truly claim to have fulfilled Skip Henderson's plea to "find out what it is."

    Mark Jacobson: Looking At An Icon Of Evil Mark Jacobson 2010

  • And even now, having looked into the history of the object and encountered dozens of people at least as equally engaged with the myth-reality of human skin lampshades as myself, I cannot truly claim to have fulfilled Skip Henderson's plea to "find out what it is."

    Mark Jacobson: Looking At An Icon Of Evil Mark Jacobson 2010

  • The designers Turner (Bunny) and Pocock (Emma) have thoughtfully provided a greeny-grey interior, complete with daffy lampshades, that is probably a pretty seamless progression from the drawing rooms of the stuccoed terrace houses behind.

    Evening Standard - Home Fay Maschler 2011

  • The lampshades are the most important part of these lamps.

    Unplggd 2010

  • After all, if Picasa starts labelling lampshades and chandeliers as "Mum" or misidentifies a lot of pictures of her as Uncle Bob, then it kind of becomes more trouble than it's worth.

    PC World 2009

  • Use a hair dryer? set to cold? for a quick dusting of intricate, tough-to-clean items such as lampshades, silk flowers, decorative pottery and window coverings.?

    Random feeds from Syndic8.com 2010

  • Use a hair dryer? set to cold? for a quick dusting of intricate, tough-to-clean items such as lampshades, silk flowers, decorative pottery and window coverings.?

    Random feeds from Syndic8.com 2010

  • There are little tell-tale bandaid fixes everywhere you look – cheap, poorly painted molding, broken lamps and inexpensive lampshades, dented and scratched wallpaper (and poorly applied in the first place – you can count the panels from across the room) and mismatched wooden furniture every where you look.

    Waking Up in Stillwater « Biodork 2010

  • Eriko Horiki's Senritsu lantern-traditional Japanese Washi paper lantern inlaid with crystal octagons and Jaime Hayon's popular Candy Lights -- chic platinum, copper-colored or shiny white ceramic table lamps complete with crystal lampshades and Baccarat's signature red crystal dimmer-switches are also featured.

    Malcolm Harris: Bacarrat Lights Up Design Miami Malcolm Harris 2011

  • Eriko Horiki's Senritsu lantern-traditional Japanese Washi paper lantern inlaid with crystal octagons and Jaime Hayon's popular Candy Lights -- chic platinum, copper-colored or shiny white ceramic table lamps complete with crystal lampshades and Baccarat's signature red crystal dimmer-switches are also featured.

    Malcolm Harris: Bacarrat Lights Up Design Miami Malcolm Harris 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.