lampstand

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noun

A menorah or other holder or stand for a lamp.

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Meanings

nounlampstand (plural lampstands)

plural lampstands

  1. A menorah or other holder or stand for a lamp.

    What the fuck are you doing with a buddha as a lampstand?

    1967, R. D. Laing, The Politics of Experience and the Bird of Paradise

Origin

From lamp + stand.

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Translations

Ancient Greek λυχνοῦχος, λυχνίδιον
  • λυχνοῦχος (lukhnoûkhos)lamp holder
  • λυχνίδιον (lukhnídion)lamp holder
Chinese Mandarin 燈臺 /灯台, 燈座 /灯座
  • 燈臺 /灯台 (dēngtái)lamp holder
  • 燈座 /灯座 (dēngzuò)lamp holder
Finnish lampunjalka
  • lampunjalkalamp holder
Latin lychnūchus
  • lychnūchuslamp holder
Cite this entry
APA

lampstand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lampstand

MLA

“lampstand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lampstand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lampstand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lampstand.

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