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chandeliers

chandeliers is the plural of chandelier.

Meaning of chandelier

Noun

chandelier (plural chandeliers)

  1. A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.
    • She opened the drawing-room door in trepidation. Would she find Esther drowned with her head in the goldfish bowl, or hanged from the chandelier by her stay-lace?1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, chapter VII, in A House Is Built, section vi
    1. (specifically, originally) One lit by candles.
  2. (attributive, often, auction) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.
    • A mysterious phone bidder was grabbing the pieces that no one else wanted—Mensun suspected this was the auction house "bidding against the chandelier," protecting itself against selling too low.2007, Frank Pope, "Dragon Sea: a true tale of treasure, archeology, and greed off the coast of Vietnam", Harcourt Books, p. 306.
    Synonyms:
    wall
  3. An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
  4. (obsolete) A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.
    • Chandelier. A wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, to cover the workmen in making approaches.[1747, James Boswell, The Scots Book, volume IX, page 37

Questions about chandeliers

What is chandeliers the plural of?
Chandeliers is the plural of chandelier.

Words near chandeliers in the dictionary

  1. chandelier earrings
  2. chandelier plant
  3. chandelier plants
  4. chandeliered
  5. chandelierlike
  6. chandeliers
  7. chandelle
  8. chandelled
  9. chandelles
  10. chandelling
  11. Chander

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