Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of magic lantern.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A kind of magic lantern.
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- noun A kind of
magic lantern .
Etymologies
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New Latin. See scioptic.
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missanthropist commented on the word sciopticon
A form of magic lantern invented in America, the first to employ a 2~wicked paraffin lamp. Since it's introduction, 3, 4, and 5 wicks have been introduced.
Edward Loyd's Encyclopaedic Dictionary, 1895
May 17, 2008