GIRANDOLE


Meaning of GIRANDOLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjir-ən-ˌdōl ]

noun

Etymology: French & Italian; French, from Italian girandola, from girare to turn, from Late Latin gyrare, from Latin gyrus gyre

Date: 1749

1. : a radiating and showy composition (as a cluster of skyrockets fired together)

2. : an ornamental branched candlestick

3. : a pendant earring usually with three ornaments hanging from a central piece

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