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chan⋅de⋅lier
[shan-dl-eer] 
dlˈɪər
–noun
| a decorative, sometimes ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling, usually having branched supports for a number of lights. |
Related forms:
chan⋅de⋅liered, adjective
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| chan·de·lier (shān'də-lîr') n. A branched, decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling. [Middle English chandeler, from Old French chandelier, from Vulgar Latin *candēlārium, alteration of Latin candēlābrum, candelabrum; see candelabrum.] |
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Chandelier
Chan`de*lier"\, n. [F. See Chandler.]1. A candlestick, lamp, stand, gas fixture, or the like, having several branches; esp., one hanging from the ceiling. 2. (Fort.) A movable parapet, serving to support fascines to cover pioneers. [Obs.]
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Language Translation for : chandelier
Spanish:
araña (de luces),
German:
der Kronleuchter,
Japanese:
シャンデリア
chandelier
c.1325, chaundeler, from O.Fr. chandelabre "candlestick," from L. candelabrum, from candela "candle" (see candle). Re-spelled c.1736 in Fr. fashion; during 17c. the Fr. spelling referred to a military device.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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chandelier
a branched candleholder-or, in modern times, electric-light holder-suspended from the ceiling. Hanging candleholders made of wood or iron and simply shaped were used in Anglo-Saxon churches before the Norman Conquest (1066). In the 12th and 13th centuries huge openwork hoops of iron or bronze supported numerous prickets (spikes) for candles.
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