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The matching glassware and candlesticks created a cozy feel, while the ribbons and mistletoe that hung from the chandelier tied the whole look together.—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025 The rooms are serene and thoughtfully designed, with natural oak accents, soft beige tones touched with coral and teal, seaside photography, and delicate shell chandeliers.—Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025 Consider hanging special ornaments on the chandelier, branches in a vase, or wooden dowels hung on the wall.—Caylin Harris, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025 There are also lighted chandeliers down Wisconsin Avenue.—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 20 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chandelier
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Etymology
borrowed from French, going back to Old French, going back to Vulgar Latin *candēlārium, formed by substitution of the suffix -ārium-ary entry 1 from Latin candēlābrumcandelabrum
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