Definition of Lampshades

1. Noun. (plural of lampshade) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of lampshade) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lampshades

1. lampshade [n] - See also: lampshade

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lampshades

lampricides
lampriform
lampriforms
lamproite
lamproites
lampron
lamprons
lamprophonic
lamprophony
lamprophyllite
lamprophyre
lamprophyres
lamps
lampshade
lampshaded
lampshades
lampshading
lampshell
lampshells
lampstand
lampstands
lampuka
lampukas
lampuki
lampukis
lampwork
lampworked
lampworker
lampworkers
lampworking

Literary usage of Lampshades

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Log of the Snark by Charmian London (1915)
"... a few cushions, a picture or so, scraps of cardboard and coloured paper in the matter of lampshades, and an oil stove and chafing dish. ..."

2. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1922)
"$3.00 Lampshades: HOW TO MAKE THEM By Olive Earle Full directions for making lampshades at home at nominal cost. Ideas and plans, from the simplest ..."

3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1921)
"$3.00 Lampshades: HOW TO MAKE THEM By Olive Earle Full directions for making lampshades at home at nominal cost. Ideas and plans, from the simplest ..."

4. Memories of the Kaiser's Court by Anne Topham (1914)
"Cushions and lampshades seem to be the only things one can make oneself," said the Princess disconsolately, "and Mamma has twenty-four lampshades already ..."

5. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1879)
"Hollow glass globes, blown for lampshades, were to be had in abundance. ... So he found out a maker of lampshades and fraternized with him in his workshop, ..."

6. A Life of Books: The Story of D.W. Thorpe Pty. Ltd., 1921-1987 by Joyce Nicholson, Daniel Wrixon Thorpe (2000)
"... was also full of wall brackets and small candelabras \vhich needed lampshades, and this resulted in my making 49 lampshades and most of the curtains, ..."

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