Definition of "lamp-stand" [lamp-stand]

• An upright standard with a broad base, serving to hold one or more lamps. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "He picked his nose far too often, and innumerable times I'd curse him if I found a vagrant snot-ball, relaxing dreamily beneath the lamp-stand."
• "He picked his nose and innumerable times I'd curse him if I found a vagrant snot-ball relaxing dreamily beneath the lamp-stand."
• "I touched a lamp-stand, marveling at the smoothness of gold."