Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SAFE'TY-LAMP
SAFE'TY-LAMP, n.
A lamp covered with wire gauze, to give light in mines, without the danger of setting fire to inflammable gases. Invented by Sir Humphry Davy.
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SAFE'TY-LAMP, n.
A lamp covered with wire gauze, to give light in mines, without the danger of setting fire to inflammable gases. Invented by Sir Humphry Davy.
Return to page 6 of the letter “S”.