“My sister came in and turned on the lamp, momentarily blinding me.”

“No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.”

“The porcelain vase with the imperial mark of Yongzheng had been used as a lampstand and the owners had no inkling of its true worth.”

“And a knitted bike and lampstand went on show yesterday in the window of the John Lewis store in Eldon Square shopping mall in Newcastle.”

“It was just a shame that the high price of candle wax forced her to rely mainly on oil lamps.”

“These were lit only by weak lamps attached infrequently to cold stone walls, and after dark rats roamed freely within the gutters and the waste.”

“Thin, yet strong, washi is used to make all kinds of Japanese household items, including sliding doors, fans, and lamps.”