(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:53:33

Ar"gand lamp` (#). [Named from the inventor, Aim'e Argand of Geneva.]

A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame.

Argand burner, a burner for an Argand lamp, or a gas burner in which the principle of that lamp is applied.

 

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