toverlantaarn

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === toverlantaren === Etymology === From toveren +‎ lantaarn, calque of Latin lanterna magica. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtoː.vər.lɑnˌtaːrn/ Hyphenation: to‧ver‧lan‧taarn === Noun === toverlantaarn f (plural toverlantaarns, no diminutive) a magic lantern [from early 18th c.] (dated, slang, derogatory, chiefly Amsterdam, metonymic) an ugly person, a monster, in particular an ugly woman [mid 18th–mid 20th c.] 1936, Anton Roothaert, Doctor Vlimmen, W.L. Salm & Co. (publ., 3rd ed., 1937), page 33.