- lampshade lamp·shade n
- ['læmpˌʃeɪd]
paralume m
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lampshade lamp·shade n
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lamp shade — lampshade lampshade, lamp shade lamp shade . a protective ornamental covering used to screen the light bulb in a lamp from direct view. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lamp-shade — also lampshade, 1829, from LAMP (Cf. lamp) + SHADE (Cf. shade) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
lamp shade — noun a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view • Syn: ↑lampshade • Hypernyms: ↑shade • Part Holonyms: ↑lamp … Useful english dictionary
lamp·shade — /ˈlæmpˌʃeıd/ noun, pl shades [count] : a cover that softens or directs the light of a lamp a silk/glass/paper lampshade … Useful english dictionary
lampshade — lampshade, lamp shade lamp shade . a protective ornamental covering used to screen the light bulb in a lamp from direct view. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shade — or lamp shade [shād] n. [ME schade < OE sceadu (gen. & dat. sceadwe), akin to Goth skadus < IE base * skot , darkness, shadow > Gr skotos, darkness] 1. comparative darkness caused by a more or less opaque object cutting off rays of light … English World dictionary
lampshade — /lamp shayd /, n. a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area. [1840 50; LAMP + SHADE] * * * … Universalium
lampshade — lamp•shade [[t]ˈlæmpˌʃeɪd[/t]] n. fur a shade for shielding the glare of a lighted lamp • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
lampshade — lamp|shade [ˈlæmpʃeıd] n a cover fixed over a ↑light bulb for decoration and in order to reduce or direct its light … Dictionary of contemporary English
lampshade — lamp|shade [ læmp,ʃeıd ] noun count a cover attached over a light to make it less bright … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shade — 1 noun 1 SLIGHT DARKNESS (U) slight darkness or shelter from the direct light of the sun made by something blocking it: a plant that likes a lot of shade | in the shade: Let s find a table in the shade. | It s 35ºC in the shade. | in the shade of … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
