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gasalier

noun

Etymology

Blend of gas + chandelier.

  1. borrowed from chandelier
  2. compounded as gasalier — “gas + chandelier”

Definitions

  1. A gas-powered chandelier.

    • The Japanese umbrella baffled him considerably till he decided to suspend it from the gasalier, where it hung majestically, top downwards, within easy bumping distance of a moderately short man's head.

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