Lampshade

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various protective or ornamental coverings used to screen a light bulb.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions so it doesn't cause glare by shining directly in one's eyes.
  • v. To intentionally call attention to the improbable, incongruent, or clichéd nature of an element or situation featured in a work of fiction within the work itself.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a screen, as of paper, glass, or tin, for softening or obstructing the light of a lamp.
  • n. a protective ornamental covering used to screen the light bulb in a lamp from direct view.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A shade or screen placed above or around the flame of a lamp, to intercept, modify, or reflect the light.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view
  • n. a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view
    • Equivalent
    lamp shade   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shade   
    Same Context
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