wall-shade

noun

A bracket attached to a wall, bearing a candle or lamp protected by a candle-shade.

“We brought carpets, and chandeliers, and wall shades (the great staple commodity of Indian furniture), from Calcutta […]”

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Meanings

nounwall-shade (plural wall-shades)

plural wall-shades

  1. A bracket attached to a wall, bearing a candle or lamp protected by a candle-shade.

    We brought carpets, and chandeliers, and wall shades (the great staple commodity of Indian furniture), from Calcutta […]

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

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

Chicago

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

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