GIRANDOLE


Meaning of GIRANDOLE in English

/jir"euhn dohl'/ , n.

1. a rotating and radiating firework.

2. an ornate bracket for candelabra or the like, sometimes with a reflecting mirror at the back of the shelf.

3. a brooch or earring consisting of a central ornament with usually three smaller ornaments hanging from it.

Also, girandola /ji ran"dl euh/ .

[ 1625-35; girandola, deriv. of girare to turn in a circle gyrare, deriv. of gyrus a circle gyros ]

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