| NOUN | artifact | kerosine lamp, oil lamp, kerosene lamp | a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light |
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| Meaning | A lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light. | |
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| Synonyms | oil lamp, kerosene lamp | |
| Parts | lamp chimney, chimney | A glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp |
| wick, taper | A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame | |
| Narrower | safety lamp, Davy lamp | An oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane) |
| Broader | lamp | An artificial source of visible illumination |
| Spanish | candelero, candil, lámpara de petróleo, quinqué, velón | |
| Catalan | cresol, llàntia, llum d'oli, llumenera, quinqué | |
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