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Carcel lamp
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English
Alternative forms
en carcel lamp carcel-lamp
Etymology
Named after its French inventor, Bernard Guillaume Carcel.
Noun
en historical A mechanical lamp from the 19th century, in which a superabundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork.
en 1961 Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa The Leopard Archibald Colquhoun (translator) Archibald Colquhoun Vintage 2007 10 Covered with a fine but mended lace cloth, it glittered under a powerful carcel-lamp hung precariously under the Murano chandelier.
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