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gasolier
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Gasolier
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gas·o·lier
/
ˌgæs
əˈlɪər
/
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[
gas-
uh
-
leer
]
Show IPA
noun
a
chandelier
furnished with gaslights.
Origin:
gas
+
-o-
+
(chande)lier
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World English Dictionary
gasolier
or
gaselier
(ˌɡæsəˈlɪə)
—
n
a branched hanging fitting for gaslights
[C19: from
gas
+ (
chand
)
elier
]
gaselier
or
gaselier
—
n
[C19: from
gas
+ (
chand
)
elier
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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