chandelier
Plural: chandeliers
Noun
- branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
- A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.
- A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.
- One lit by candles.
- A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.
- An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
- A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French chandelier, from Latin candelabrum, from candela (“a candle”). Doublet of candelabrum. See also candle.
Scrabble Score: 16
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Words With Friends Score: 18
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