Definition of "lanthorn" []

• Chiefly British A lantern. (noun)

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• "Then in Act v. the player of that part says, "All that I have to say is, to tell you that the lanthorn is the moon; I, the man in the moon; this thorn-bush, my thorn-bush; and this dog, my dog.""
• "All that I have to say, is, to tell you that the lanthorn is the moon; I, the man in the moon; this thorn-bush, my thorn-bush; and this dog, my dog."
• "The bearer of the lanthorn was his young enemy -- the boy."