Obs. exc. arch. Also 6 fanell, 9 phanal. [a. Fr. fanal, It. fanale, med.L. fanāle, fanālis, f. Gr. φανός lantern, f. φαν- stem of φαίνειν to show.] a. A beacon, a lighthouse. b. A (ship’s) lantern.
1471. Ripley, Comp. Alch., IV. in Ashm. (1652), 147. As shyneyng fanells.
1632. J. Hayward, trans. Biondi’s Eromena, 90. Seeing her with three fanals or lanthornes.
1766. Smollett, Trav., I. xiv. 234. On the right hand, as you enter the port, there is an elegant fanal, or light-house, kept in good repair.
1848. Browning, Sordello, IV. 395.
| He flashes like a phanal,—all men catch | |
| The flame, Rome’s just accomplished! |
