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English Dictionary: lithophane by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithophane \Lith`o*phane\, n. [Litho- + Gr. fai`nein to show,
      reveal.]
      Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by
      transmitted light, -- as when hung in a window, or used as a
      lamp shade.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithophane \Lith"o*phane\, n. [Litho- + Gr. [?] to show,
      reveal.]
      Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by
      transmitted light, as in a lamp shade. -- {Lith`o*phan"ic},
      a. -- {Li*thoph"a*ny}, n.
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