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Webster 1913 Edition
Chandelier
1.
A candlestick, lamp, stand, gas fixture, or the like, having several branches; esp., one hanging from the ceiling.
2.
(Fort.)
A movable parapet, serving to support fascines to cover pioneers.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Chandelier
CHANDELIER
,Noun.
1.
A Frame with branches to hold a number of candles, to illuminate a public or large room.2.
In fortification, a movable parapet, serving to support fascines to cover pioneers.Definition 2024
chandelier
chandelier
English
An elaborate chandelier
Two chandeliers, stacked with fascines. (The image is cut off, there is an unseen third chandelier to the left.)
Noun
chandelier (plural chandeliers)
- A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
- 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section vi
- 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?
- 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section vi
- (auction) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction. Also called a wall.
- 2007, Frank Pope, "Dragon Sea: a true tale of treasure, archeology, and greed off the coast of Vietnam", Harcourt Books, p. 306.
- A mysterious phone bidder was grabbing the pieces that no one else wanted—Mensun suspected this was the auction house "bidding against the chandelier," protecting itself against selling too low.
- 2007, Frank Pope, "Dragon Sea: a true tale of treasure, archeology, and greed off the coast of Vietnam", Harcourt Books, p. 306.
- (obsolete, military) A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.
- 1747, James Boswell, The Scots Book, volume 9, p. 37.
- Chandelier. A wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, to cover the workmen in making approaches.
- 1994, Todd A. Shallat, Structures in the Stream: Water, Science, and the Rise of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, University of Texas Press, p. 32.
- Europeans solved this problem by building a temporary fence with tightly bound sticks ("fascines") stacked into wooden frames ("chandeliers").
- 1747, James Boswell, The Scots Book, volume 9, p. 37.
- (surgery) An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
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Translations
branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
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External links
- chandelier in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- chandelier in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French
Etymology
From Latin candēlābrum, with a change in suffix. Doublet of candélabre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.də.lje/
Noun
chandelier m (plural chandeliers)
Etymology 2
chandelle + -ier, or from Medieval Latin candelārius. Compare Catalan candeler, Italian candelaio, Spanish candelero.
Noun
chandelier m (plural chandeliers)