Definitions
a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
Word origin
From lamp + shade. The verb sense comes from the idea of making something more conspicuous by hanging a lampshade on it.
Used in a sentence
“It was all very well, this Bohemianism of red lamp-shades and cigarettes, but in the cold grey light that filtered through Partridge's grimy windows it did not show to any great advantage.”
“The hanging-bowl lampshade in marbled glass was two decades pre-war – the kind that marked out aged people.”
“Only one short bit of humor is endearing, lampshading the ridiculousness of an eye-mask being able to conceal a superhero's identity.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Bulb cover”9 letters
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