| 单词 | lampshade |
| 释义 | lamp-shade, lampshade
[lamp n.1 4 a.]
A shade placed over a lamp to diffuse or direct the light. Also attrib. and fig.
1850Geo. Eliot Let. 30 Nov. (1954) I. 337, I have bought the Lucifers and done my duty about the Lamp shade. a1877Knight Dict. Mech. II. 1248/1 Lamp-shade, a screen placed above the light to intercept or mellow it. It may have a dark exterior and reflecting interior surface. 1899A. Werner Captain of Locusts 212 He removed the burnt matches, set the lamp-shade straight. 1908Stratford-upon-Avon Herald 24 July 7/2 Lamp⁓shade-like protectors are obtainable cheaply. 1908Daily Chron. 2 Oct. 4/4 There were the young ladies of gay Bohemia in Directoire dresses and lamp-shade hats. 1953R. Macaulay Last Lett. to Friend (1962) 107 It didn't really destroy very much, except some pictures (which I mourn) and curtains and covers and a few books and lamp-shades, etc. 1960J. Brophy Front Door Key 179 She had compromised with the present, babyish neo-1920's fashion, refusing to wear, along with bows and tiers and lampshade hems, very short and very tight skirts. 1967E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage iii. 83 Care should be taken with lampshades to avoid fancy shapes and over-fussy trimmings. 1971Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 18 Apr. 18/4 He pointed to two burly figures who came out of the nearby tea-shop, one of them wiping his lampshade moustaches. |
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