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gasolier

[ gas-uh-leer ]
/ ˌgæs əˈlɪər /
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noun

a chandelier furnished with gaslights.

RELATED WORDS

crown, corona, luster, candelabrum, candleholder

Nearby words

  1. gaslit,
  2. gasman,
  3. gasogene,
  4. gasohol,
  5. gasolene,
  6. gasoline,
  7. gasometer,
  8. gasometric,
  9. gasometric analysis,
  10. gasometry

Origin of gasolier

gas + -o- + (chande)lier
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Examples from the Web for gasolier

  • The 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

  • The gasolier trembled, the floor throbbed, the little goblin dwelling pulsated as if it were alarmed.

    The Judge|Rebecca West
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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