chandelier
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French, from Latin candelabrum, from candela (“a candle”); see candle.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪə(r)
[edit] Noun
chandelier (plural chandeliers)
- A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
- (auction) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction. Also called a 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.
- 2007, Frank Pope, "Dragon Sea: a true tale of treasure, archeology, and greed off the coast of Vietnam", Harcourt Books, p. 306.
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branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
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[edit] External links
- chandelier in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- chandelier in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Latin candelabrum.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
chandelier m. (plural chandeliers)
