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LAMPSHADE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lampshade mean?
• LAMPSHADE (noun)
The noun LAMPSHADE has 1 sense:
1. a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
Familiarity information: LAMPSHADE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
lamp shade; lampshade; shade
Hypernyms ("lampshade" is a kind of...):
protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)
Holonyms ("lampshade" is a part of...):
lamp (a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs)
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