lampshade
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lampshade
- /ˈlæmp.ʃeɪd/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From lamp + shade. The verb sense comes from the idea of making something more conspicuous by hanging a lampshade on it.
noun lampshades · lamp-shade
- A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes. It was all very well, this Bohemianism of red lamp-shades and cigarettes, but in the cold grey light that filtered through Partridge's grimy windows it did not show to any great advantage.
verb lampshades · lampshading · lampshaded · lamp-shade
- To intentionally call attention to the improbable, incongruent, or clichéd nature of an element or situation featured in a work of fiction within the work itself. Only one short bit of humor is endearing, lampshading the ridiculousness of an eye-mask being able to conceal a superhero's identity.
- To wear an oversize top with skintight thigh-high boots and no leggings. Pants. Who needs them? Definitely not celebrities sporting the lampshading or "no pants" trend this summer.
- To adorn with one or more lampshades. Her hotel sitting-room had, as usual, been flowered, cushioned and lampshaded into a delusive semblance of stability; and she had really felt, for the last few weeks, that the life she was leading there must be going to last — it seemed so perfect an answer to all her wants!
- To design or create lampshades. Ruth Vitow (160 East 56th Street, 355-6881) has been the doyenne of lampshading for 30 years. She makes up designs in all categories, and her own custom lamps of Lucite and wood.
Translations
Every language
noun cover over a lamp
| Español | pantalla, tulipa, difuminador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 등갓 deunggat, 스탠드갓 seutaendeugat |
| 日本語 | ランプシェード ranpushēdo, ランプのかさ ranpu no kasa |
| 中文 | 燈罩 /灯罩 dēngzhào |
| हिन्दी | दीपछत्र dīpchatra |
| Português | abajur, quebra-luz, abaixa-luz |
| Français | abat-jour |
| Deutsch | Lampenschirm |
| Italiano | paralume |
| Ελληνικά | αμπαζούρ ampazoúr |
| Română | abajur |
| Русский | абажу́р abažúr |
| Tiếng Việt | chụp đèn, tán đèn, chao đèn |
| العربية | أَبَاجُور ʔabāžūr, عَاكِس النُّور ʕākis an-nūr, عَاكِس الضُّوء ʕākis aḍ-ḍūʔ |
| עברית | אהיל ahíl |
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title = {lampshade},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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