[ 'tɪli ]
(also tilly lamp )
■ noun trademark a portable oil or paraffin lamp in which air pressure is used to supply the burner with fuel.
Origin
1930s: from the name of the manufacturers.
[ 'tɪli ]
(also tilly lamp )
■ noun trademark a portable oil or paraffin lamp in which air pressure is used to supply the burner with fuel.
Origin
1930s: from the name of the manufacturers.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004