"gas mantle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gas mantles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gas mantle (plural gas mantles)
  1. The incandescent gauze (mantle) surrounding the flame in a gas lamp, which contains rare earths to enhance the light output. Holonyms: gaslight [noun], gas lamp Related terms: illuminating gas Translations (mantle surrounding the flame in gas lamp): camisa incandescent [feminine] (Catalan), gloeikousje [neuter] (Dutch), hehkusukka (Finnish), manchon à incandescence [masculine] (French), Glühstrumpf [masculine] (German), Auer-égő (Hungarian), gasglödljus [neuter] (Swedish), mantell nwy [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-gas_mantle-en-noun-AMhVc1CT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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