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torchère

American  
[tawr-shair] / tɔrˈʃɛər /

noun

  1. a tall stand for a candelabrum.

  2. torchiere.

torchère British  
/ tɔːˈʃɛə /

noun

  1. a tall narrow stand for holding a candelabrum

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Etymology

Origin of torchère

1905–10; < French, equivalent to torche torch 1 + -ère, variant of -ière, feminine of -ier -ier 2

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