CHANDELIER


Meaning of CHANDELIER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌshan-də-ˈlir ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Old French, candle holder, modification of Latin candelabrum

Date: 1736

: a branched often ornate lighting fixture suspended from a ceiling

• chan·de·liered -ˈlird adjective

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