dark lantern

Definition

A lantern with a panel that slides to block the light.

Example Sentences

• "“Yes,” continued the valet, “and sigh his soul to the last puff unobserved, liked the dying flame in a dark lanthorn.”"
• "Your silent matches, / Your dark-lantern seize; / Take your file and your skeleton keys!"
• "In the meantime, Mr. Merryweather, we must put the screen over that dark lantern."