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chandelier

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. chandelier (noun)
  2. chandelier tree (noun)

chan·de·lier

noun \ˌshan-də-ˈlir\

Definition of CHANDELIER

: a branched often ornate lighting fixture suspended from a ceiling
— chan·de·liered \-ˈlird\ adjective
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Origin of CHANDELIER

French, from Old French, candle holder, modification of Latin candelabrum
First Known Use: 1736

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cruet, curiosity, duvet, fiasco, sham, taper, valance, whatnot

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