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Spirit lamp   /spˈɪrət læmp/   Listen
Spirit lamp

noun
1.
A lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol.





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"Spirit lamp" Quotes from Famous Books



... we had had a cup of tea made over our spirit lamp, and firelight and lamplight made the place less depressing and eerie, "Alicia, that terrible old woman has played me, like an ace up her sleeve, against her neighbors and her family. She has left me a house that needs everything done to it except ...
— A Woman Named Smith • Marie Conway Oemler
... flames were dancing up. Now, the hostesses in their enthusiasm to be hospitable had foolishly forgotten that it is one thing to stir a pan over a methylated spirit lamp, and quite another to hold it over a camp-fire. Peachy, Agnes, and Mary tried in turns and scorched their hands, egged on by the interested circle watching ...
— The Jolliest School of All • Angela Brazil


Words linked to "Spirit lamp" :   lamp


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