lampware

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From lamp +‎ -ware.

Noun[edit]

lampware (uncountable)

  1. Lamps collectively.
    • 1967, “Selling to the Consumer Market”, in A Market for U.S. Products in Taiwan, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce, page 88, column 1:
      Household articles, including electric refrigerators, electric and fluorescent lampware, metal furniture, and radio and TV sets—imports moderate.
    • 1984 October, “Color Makes the Difference. Mobay Makes the Color.”, in American Ceramic Society Bulletin, volume 63, number 10, page 1205:
      Pemco colors from Mobay. Their deep, rich, glowing tones can help turn your lampware into fast selling stars to delight today’s and tomorrow’s buyer.
    • 1997 August 30, “Graduate Engineers”, in The Age, 143rd year, number 44,372, page G13:
      The program will be over a 3 year period, where you will learn about many aspects of our business from an engineering perspective in the design and manufacture of lampware for cars.