girandole
a rotating and radiating firework.
an ornate bracket for candelabra or the like, sometimes with a reflecting mirror at the back of the shelf.
a brooch or earring consisting of a central ornament with usually three smaller ornaments hanging from it.
Origin of girandole
1- Also gi·ran·do·la [ji-ran-dl-uh]. /dʒɪˈræn dl ə/.
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How to use girandole in a sentence
I have seen a set of cut-glass sent to Calcutta for the purpose, or a girandole, too handsome for Brazilian purchasers.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamA witty writer says that dessert should be "the girandole, or cunning tableau of the dinner."
The Art of Entertaining | M. E. W. SherwoodThe sounds of shivering glass as a girandole crashed from its joining met their ears.
The ghosts of their ancestors | Weymer Jay MillsThey were the only tenants of the room, which was small, cedar-panelled and lighted by a girandole of sparkling crystal.
The Snare | Rafael SabatiniThe saloon is lit with gas, and has a very tasteful girandole.
Travels Through North America, v. 1-2 | Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach
British Dictionary definitions for girandole
girandola (dʒɪˈrændələ)
/ (ˈdʒɪrənˌdəʊl) /
an ornamental branched wall candleholder, usually incorporating a mirror
an earring or pendant having a central gem surrounded by smaller ones
a kind of revolving firework
artillery a group of connected mines
Origin of girandole
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