Lanthorn, or Lantern, a well-known contrivance, which serves to carry a candle, without exposing it to the air, or otherwise incurring danger.

Lanthorns are usually made of glass, horn, or other transparent matter, for the transmission of 1ight ; but, if they were covered externally with thin wire-wor'r, many accidents might be prevented in stables and barns, as the lan-thom., might thus be rendered less liable to injury from external accidents, while the communication of light would not be materially impeded.