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Lamp shade   /læmp ʃeɪd/   Listen
Lamp shade

noun
1.
A protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view.  Synonym: lampshade.






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"Lamp shade" Quotes from Famous Books



... some time wondering if it were possible for me to lift my hand. It was night, for the lamp was burning, and some one was sitting just within the shadow the lamp shade cast. I hoped it was Mrs. Blake, and lay wondering how I could find out. I tried to lift my head, but found the effort so wearying I went back into brief unconsciousness. Presently my eyes opened again; but this time there was a face bending over my bed, so that I had no need to muster my ...
— Medoline Selwyn's Work • Mrs. J. J. Colter

... neck, almost stiffishly seated, as if with Marcia's trimness, on a chair. A steam of white tulle on the dressing table. A buttonhole gardenia in a tumbler of water. One long white-kid glove on the table beside the night light. A naked cherub in a high hat, holding a pink umbrella for the lamp shade. ...
— The Vertical City • Fannie Hurst



Words linked to "Lamp shade" :   lampshade, lamp, shade



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