chandelier
pronunciation
How to pronounce chandelier in British English:
UK [ˌʃændəˈlɪə(r)]
How to pronounce chandelier in American English:
US [ˌʃændəˈlɪr]
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- Noun:
- branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
Word Origin
- chandelier (n.)
- late 14c., chaundeler "candlestick, chandelier," from Old French chandelier (n.1), 12c., earlier chandelabre "candlestick, candelabrum" (10c.), from Latin candelabrum, from candela "candle" (see candle). Re-spelled mid-18c. in French fashion; during 17c. the French spelling referred to a military device.
Example
- 1. I don 't want to dangle from a chandelier .
- 2. He got his first house , got a chandelier right away .
- 3. The famous chandelier , with its thou sand lights , broke away from its ropes and crashed down on to the people below .
- 4. The information-rich world is obviously better for consumers , but bhargava says that it still offers considerable advantages for producers too , as demonstrated by my baby formula and his chandelier .
- 5. Just next door , workers are preparing to install rare decorative italian blue stones , a us $ 770000 lobby chandelier and other finishing touches at the legend , a luxury development built by li ka-shing , hong kong 's richest man .