gasolier
[ gas-uh-leer ]
noun
a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
Origin of gasolier
1Words Nearby gasolier
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How to use gasolier in a sentence
The gasolier trembled, the floor throbbed, the little goblin dwelling pulsated as if it were alarmed.
The Judge | Rebecca WestThe lady who was cousin to a baronet had shifted her chair beneath the gasolier, her eyes bent on her everlasting crochet work.
Passing of the Third Floor Back | Jerome K. Jerome
British Dictionary definitions for gasolier
gasolier
gaselier
/ (ˌɡæsəˈlɪə) /
noun
a branched hanging fitting for gaslights
Origin of gasolier
1C19: from gas + (chand) elier
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