spirit-lamp

I can see him yet, boiling milk on a spirit-lamp, while Peter worked at a Primus stove to get him a hot-water bottle.

Greenmantle 2005

And Soames, who felt the chill and the eeriness of that world-new to him and so very old: the world, unowned, visiting the scene of its past — went down and made himself tea on a spirit-lamp.

In Chancery 2004

And while I sat studying Ventnor, they put together a meal from the stores, brewed tea over the spirit-lamp with water from the bubbling spring.

The Metal Monster 2004

The bones of this head are so fresh, that they contain, according to the analysis by Mr.T. Reeks, seven per cent of animal matter; and when placed in a spirit-lamp, they burn with a small flame.

Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle 2003

A cloth was laid on a round table, and on it stood a china tea service and a silver spirit-lamp and tea kettle.

Anna Karenina 2003

This dark, unattractive girl had apparently no thought for anything but her tea-making; she moved the cups this way and that, filled the pot with water, blew out and lighted again the flame of the spirit-lamp, without paying the least heed to Maurice, making, indeed, such an ostentatious show of being occupied, that it would have needed a brave man to break in upon her duties with idle words.

Maurice Guest 2003

Then she took cups and saucers from a cupboard in the wall, and prepared tea over a spirit-lamp.

Maurice Guest 2003

He supplied himself with what little food he required from his own stock of provisions, a small spirit-lamp sufficing to perform all the operations of his meager cookery.

Off on a Comet 2003

He watched her move about the room in search of spirit-lamp and coffee-mill.

Maurice Guest 2003

Madeleine rose, blew out the flame of the spirit-lamp, and refilled the teapot.

Maurice Guest 2003