Chinese lantern


noun

a collapsible lantern of thin, colored paper, often used for decorative lighting.
Also called Japanese lantern.

Origin of Chinese lantern

First recorded in 1815–25

British Dictionary definitions for chinese lantern

Chinese lantern

noun

a collapsible lantern made of thin coloured paper
an Asian solanaceous plant, Physalis franchetii, cultivated for its attractive orange-red inflated calyx See also winter cherry