table-shade

English

Noun

table-shade (plural table-shades)

1. (historical) The oldest form of candle-shade, consisting of a tall glass cylinder which stood on a table, the candlestick and candle being placed bodily within it.

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “table-shade”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].