Chinese lantern

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Noun

Chinese lantern (plural Chinese lanterns)

  2. A paper lantern in bright colours used for decorative purposes, commonly painted with Chinese art and calligraphy motifs; some float in the air like hot-air balloons, and some float on water.
    Hypernym: lantern
    Near-synonym: sky lantern
  3. A bladder cherry (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi).

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