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Webster 1913 Edition


Argand lamp

Ar′gand lampˊ

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[Named from the inventor, Aimé
Argand
of Geneva.]
A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame.
Argand burner
,
a burner for an Argand lamp, or a gas burner in which the principle of that lamp is applied.