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chandelier
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French chandelier, from Latin candelabrum, from candela (“a candle”). Doublet of candelabrum. see candle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ænd??l??(?)/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Noun
chandelier (plural chandeliers)
- A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
- 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section vi
- She opened the drawing-room door in trepidation. Would she find Esther drowned with her head in the goldfish bowl, or hanged from the chandelier by her stay-lace?
- 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section vi
- (auction) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.
- Synonym: wall
- 2007, Frank Pope, "Dragon Sea: a true tale of treasure, archeology, and greed off the coast of Vietnam", Harcourt Books, p. 306.
- A mysterious phone bidder was grabbing the pieces that no one else wanted—Mensun suspected this was the auction house "bidding against the chandelier," protecting itself against selling too low.
- (obsolete, military) A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.
- 1747, James Boswell, The Scots Book, volume 9, p. 37. [1]
- Chandelier. A wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, to cover the workmen in making approaches.
- 1994, Todd A. Shallat, Structures in the Stream: Water, Science, and the Rise of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, University of Texas Press, p. 32.
- Europeans solved this problem by building a temporary fence with tightly bound sticks ("fascines") stacked into wooden frames ("chandeliers").
- 1747, James Boswell, The Scots Book, volume 9, p. 37. [1]
- (surgery) An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
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Further reading
- chandelier in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- chandelier in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.d?.lje/
Etymology 1
From Latin cand?l?brum, with a change in suffix. Doublet of candélabre.
Noun
chandelier m (plural chandeliers)
- candlestick
- chandelier
Related terms
- chandelle
Etymology 2
chandelle +? -ier, or from Medieval Latin candel?rius. Compare Catalan candeler, Italian candelaio, Spanish candelero.
Noun
chandelier m (plural chandeliers)
- candlemaker
Further reading
- “chandelier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Noun
chandelier m (plural chandelieres)
- chandelier
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girandole
English
Etymology
From French girandole, from Italian girandola, from girare (“to turn, gyrate”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d????nd??l/
Noun
girandole (plural girandoles)
- An ornamental branched candle holder, sometimes with a mirror behind.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII
- As I sat in my usual nook, and looked at him with the light of the girandoles on the mantelpiece beaming full over him...
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII
- (pyrotechnics) A type of firework which creates a "whirling top" or "flying saucer" effect.
Anagrams
- negroidal, reloading, ride along, ridealong
French
Noun
girandole f (plural girandoles)
- girandole
Italian
Noun
girandole f
- plural of girandola
Anagrams
- deraglino, rigelando, rilegando
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