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Definition of chandelier
: a branched often ornate lighting fixture suspended from a ceiling
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A white chandelier with crystals hanging from its branches adds simplistic elegance.
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Grab a table beneath the Sputnik chandeliers to indulge in pork loin milanese.
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To make ends meet, Nucla residents clean Telluride’s rental condos and help construct its elaborate mansions, with their enormous chandeliers and granite toilet seats and computerized bidets.
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This place calls itself a saloon, and that’s the guiding aesthetic, from the chandelier above the entry to the fact that just about every surface is wood.
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A jumble of twigs, resembling eagle nests, form a pair of chandeliers.
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In contrast, the human trafficking report was made public under chandeliers in a large, glitzy room where official dinners are held.
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The site’s rich interior, which boasts intricate detailing, cast-concrete ornamentation, a chandelier modeled after an Aztec calendar, and a gilded curtain, more closely resembles a mystical movie set than an events venue.
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Exquisite paintings and chandeliers hang in rib vault hallways, like this one, which leads to a dreamy garden overlooking the beach—
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Origin and Etymology of chandelier
French, from Old French, candle holder, modification of Latin candelabrum
CHANDELIER Defined for English Language Learners
chandelier
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: a large, decorated light that hangs from a ceiling and has branches for holding many light bulbs or candles
CHANDELIER Defined for Kids
chandelier
playDefinition of chandelier for Students
: a lighting fixture with several branches that usually hangs from the ceiling
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