Lantern

lan'tgrn, n. A portable or fixed transparent case inclosing a light, and protecting from wind, rain, etc.; upper part of a lighthouse. (Arch.) A little dome over the roof of a building to give light; an open tower. (Mach.) A trundle wheel. [F.lanterne, L. lantern a, fr. Gr. lampter, a light, torch, lampein, to shine. See Lamp.] —Dark lantern. A lantern with a single opening, which may be closed to conceal the light. —Magic See under Magi. Lanthanium, lan-tb.a'nt-um, Lan'thanum, n. A metal occurring with cerium, — so called because properties were concealed by those of the latter. [Gr. lan thane in, to lie hid.] Lanuginose, -nous. See under Lanate.