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gasolier
[ gas-uh-leer ]
/ ˌgæs əˈlɪər /
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noun
a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
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How to use gasolier in a sentence
The gasolier trembled, the floor throbbed, the little goblin dwelling pulsated as if it were alarmed.
The Judge|Rebecca WestThe lady who was cousin to a baronet had shifted her chair beneath the gasolier, her eyes bent on her everlasting crochet work.
Passing of the Third Floor Back|Jerome K. Jerome
British Dictionary definitions for gasolier
gasolier
gaselier
/ (ˌɡæsəˈlɪə) /
noun
a branched hanging fitting for gaslights
Word Origin for gasolier
C19: from gas + (chand) elier
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