magic lantern
Example Sentences
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It sprinkles the open parts of the interior with sunlight during the day and glows like a magic lantern at night.
From Slate • Nov. 22, 2017
A re-creation of his magic lantern presentations is part of the exhibition, as is paper-print film footage of the Lower East Side at the turn of the 20th century.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2016
Beneath the chandeliers, patients were also entertained with music performances and magic lantern shows.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2014
At the Connecticut Antiques Center a 100-year-old tin slide projector called a magic lantern was lurking on a bottom shelf with dusty cardboard boxes of about 50 glass slides.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2011
A magic lantern across the street threw the figures on the sheet.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
