Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A style of ornamentation adapted for lamps, decorative windows, and other transparencies, produced by impressing sheets of porcelain-glass, when in a soft state, with figures, which become visible by transmitted light.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by transmitted light, as in a lamp shade or when hung in a window.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A style of
European porcelain in which thefigures are seen by transmittedlight
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Examples
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I had no problem describing my bedroom in Saratoga Springs, from its dark blue drapes to the old oak bed to the lithophane lamp on the bedside table.
The Season of Risks Susan Hubbard 2010
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I had no problem describing my bedroom in Saratoga Springs, from its dark blue drapes to the old oak bed to the lithophane lamp on the bedside table.
The Season of Risks Susan Hubbard 2010
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I had no problem describing my bedroom in Saratoga Springs, from its dark blue drapes to the old oak bed to the lithophane lamp on the bedside table.
The Season of Risks Susan Hubbard 2010
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Among the eye-catching designs at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York was the lithophane hanging lamps by the Spanish company Lladro, which has carried its porcelain expertise into interior lighting.
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Among the eye-catching designs at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York was the lithophane hanging lamps by the Spanish company Lladro, which has carried its porcelain expertise into interior lighting.
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If you want to settle for something cheap and exquisite, stock up on the lithophane votive lights
Top Headlines 2009
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It's cream and mint colored and has a lithophane of a Raphael angel in the bottom. "
Corpse in the Camera Crayne, J. D. 2003
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