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electroliers

electroliers is the plural of electrolier.

Meaning of electrolier

Noun

electrolier (plural electroliers)

  1. (dated) A fixture, usually hanging from a ceiling, for holding electric lamps; specifically, a chandelier lit by electricity rather than with candles or gas.
    • Every lamp in the drawing room is shaded, and no one can complain of too much light. Not so, however in the boudoir, where the electric lamps are displayed in all their brilliancy, lighting up the rose du barri walls with a splendour enough to captivate a Frenchwoman. The silvered walls brackets...1882 April 1, “Art and Electricity at Sydenham”, in The Artist and Journal of Home Culture, volume III, number 28, London: William Reeves, […], →OCLC, page 98, column 2

Questions about electroliers

What is electroliers the plural of?
Electroliers is the plural of electrolier.

Words near electroliers in the dictionary

  1. electrolarynxes
  2. electroless
  3. electrolessly
  4. electrolier
  5. electroliered
  6. electroliers
  7. electrolization
  8. electrolize
  9. electrolized
  10. electrolizes
  11. electrolizing

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