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Meaning of LITHOPHANE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Lith`o*phane\, n. [Litho- + Gr. fai`nein to show,
    reveal.]
    Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by
    transmitted light, -- as when hung in a window, or used as a
    lamp shade.
    
  2. \Lith"o*phane\, n. [Litho- + Gr. ? to show, reveal.]
    Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by
    transmitted light, as in a lamp shade. -- {Lith`o*phan"ic},
    a. -- {Li*thoph"a*ny}, n.
    
 
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