English

Noun

Argand lamp ‎(plural Argand lamps)

1. A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame.
   • 1840, Edgar Allan Poe, The Philosophy of Furniture

     Never was a more lovely thought than that of the astral lamp. I mean, of course, the astral lamp proper, and do not wish to be misunderstood — the lamp of Argand with its original plain ground-glass shade, and its tempered and uniform moonlight rays.

Synonyms

• astral lamp

Related terms

• Argand burner

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