Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lithophane"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lithophane \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lithophane \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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