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girandole
[ jir-uhn-dohl ]
noun
- 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.
girandole
/ ˈdʒɪrənˌdəʊl; dʒɪˈrændələ /
noun
- 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
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Origin of girandole1
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Example Sentences
I have seen a set of cut-glass sent to Calcutta for the purpose, or a girandole, too handsome for Brazilian purchasers.
A witty writer says that dessert should be "the girandole, or cunning tableau of the dinner."
The sounds of shivering glass as a girandole crashed from its joining met their ears.
They were the only tenants of the room, which was small, cedar-panelled and lighted by a girandole of sparkling crystal.
The saloon is lit with gas, and has a very tasteful girandole.
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