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Lantern

Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc. ; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light.

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Bull's-eye 76% connected

A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging.

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Jack-o'-lantern 76% connected

See Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack.

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Lamp 76% connected

A thin plate or lamina.

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