chandelier

[ shan-dl-eer ]

/ ˌʃæn dlˈɪər /

a decorative, sometimes ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling, usually having branched supports for a number of lights.

Origin of chandelier

1655–65; < French: literally, something that holds candles; see chandler

chan·de·liered, adjective

And good luck getting the song (and music video) to “Chandelier” out of your head.

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Taut red fabric on the ceiling above the chandelier gives the room a cool, circus-tent vibe.

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Chandelier, swimming pool, patient EKG, Abracadabra, you are free.

Catastrophe in Verse |Eliza Griswold |April 21, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
It was all done in a second; the chandelier fell, the cage opened, and the lioness sprang out.

Peter Simple |Frederick Marryat

Morgan staggered, slipped down to the floor, a bullet crashing through the chandelier as he fell.

Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West |William MacLeod Raine
The rope was on the chandelier, and he had a pile of bricks to stand on.

Tripping with the Tucker Twins |Nell Speed
When night came on, Mujahid thought he would put a light in the chandelier, by way of turning it to some use.

The Thousand and One Days |Julia Pardoe
Beneath the chandelier is spread the immense oval slab of the table.

Edmond Dants |Edmund Flagg

chandelier

/ (ˌʃændɪˈlɪə) /

an ornamental hanging light with branches and holders for several candles or bulbs

C17: from French: candleholder, from Latin candelabrum