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torchiere

[tawr-cheer]

noun

a floor lamp for indirect lighting, having its source of light within a reflecting bowl that directs the light upward.

Also torchère, tor·chier.

Origin of torchiere

variant of torchère

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Word Origin and History for torchiere

n.

also torchere, 1910, from French torchère, from torche (see torch (n.)).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper