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By way of armoury and utensils, I took a revolver, a little spirit-lamp and pan, a lantern and some halfpenny candles, a jack-knife and a large leather flask.
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Spirit lamp — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spirit lamp — noun a lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol • Hypernyms: ↑lamp * * * ˈspirit lamp 7 [spirit lamp spirit lamps] noun a lamp that uses ↑methylated spirit as fuel … Useful english dictionary
spirit lamp — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms spirit lamp : singular spirit lamp plural spirit lamps British a small lamp that burns alcohol to produce light … English dictionary
spirit lamp — spiritinė lemputė statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Laboratorinis šildymo įtaisas, kuriame deginamas etanolis. atitikmenys: angl. spirit lamp rus. спиртовая лампочка; спиртовка … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
spirit lamp — spiritinė lempa statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. spirit lamp vok. Spirituslampe, f rus. спиртовка, f pranc. lampe à alcool, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
spirit lamp — noun a lamp burning methylated or other volatile spirits instead of oil … English new terms dictionary
spirit lamp — noun (C) BrE a small lamp that burns methylated spirits … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spirit-lamp — … Useful english dictionary
Spirit — Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit would… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spirit butterfly — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
