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CHANDLERY

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chan⋅dler⋅y

  [chand-luh-ree, chahnd-]
–noun, plural -dler⋅ies.
1. a storeroom for candles.
2. the warehouse, wares, or business of a chandler.
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Origin:
1595–1605; chandler + -y 3
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chan·dler   (chānd'lər)   
n.  

  1. One that makes or sells candles.

  2. A retail dealer in specified goods or equipment: a ship chandler.


[Middle English chaundeler, from Old French chandelier, from Vulgar Latin *candēlārius, from Latin candēla, candle; see candle.]
chan'dler·y (chānd'lə-rē) n.
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