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chandelier

noun
/ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪə(ɹ)/UK/ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪɚ/US

Etymology

Borrowed from French chandelier, from Latin candelabrum, from candela (“a candle”). Doublet of candelabrum. See also candle.

  1. borrowed from chandelier

Definitions

  1. A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.

    • She opened the drawing-room door in trepidation. Would she find Esther drowned with her head in the goldfish bowl, or hanged from the chandelier by her stay-lace?

  2. A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.

    • The bids are usually real but can be fake or ‘chandelier’ bids (non-existing bids taken ‘off the chandelier’) on behalf of the consignor, or bids left with the auctioneer in advance.

  3. An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.

      • Chandelier. A wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, to cover the workmen in making approaches.
      • Europeans solved this problem by building a temporary fence with tightly bound sticks ("fascines") stacked into wooden frames ("chandeliers").

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Derived

chandelier bid, chandelier bidding, chandelier earring, chandeliered, chandelier exit, chandelierlike, chandelier plant, chandelier stop, electrolier, gasalier, gasolier, not the brightest bulb in the chandelier

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA