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lampshell

noun
lamp·​shell | \ ˈlamp-ËŒshel How to pronounce lampshell (audio) \

Definition of lampshell

First Known Use of lampshell

1854, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for lampshell

from the resemblance of the shell and its protruding peduncle to an ancient oil lamp with the wick protruding

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