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gasalier

gasalier noun: a gas-powered chandelier.

Noun

gasalier (plural gasaliers)

  1. A gas-powered chandelier.
    • The Japanese umbrella baffled him considerably till he decided to suspend it from the gasalier, where it hung majestically, top downwards, within easy bumping distance of a moderately short man's head.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 93

Forms of gasalier

pluralgasaliers
alternative formgaselier
alternative formgasolier

Origin of gasalier

Blend of gas + chandelier.

Questions about gasalier

What does gasalier mean?
Gasalier means a gas-powered chandelier.
What part of speech is gasalier?
Gasalier is a noun.
What is the plural of gasalier?
The plural of gasalier is gasaliers.

Words near gasalier in the dictionary

  1. gas-turbines
  2. Gasa
  3. gasahol
  4. gasahols
  5. gasal
  6. gasalier
  7. gasaliers
  8. gasals
  9. Gasaway
  10. Gasaways
  11. gasbag

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