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A glass envelope surrounding the flame of an oil lamp, and having special shape, in order to improve the luminous efficacy and to avoid flickering of the flame.
A glass envelope surrounding the flame of an oil lamp, and having special shape, in order to improve the luminous efficacy and to avoid flickering of the flame.


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A glass envelope surrounding the flame of an oil lamp, and having special shape, in order to improve the luminous efficacy and to avoid flickering of the flame.

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Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)