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girandole

UK/ˈd͡ʒɪɹəndəʊl/US/ˈdʒɪrənˌdoʊl/

girandole noun: an ornamental branched candle holder, sometimes with a mirror behind.

girandole: an ornamental branched candle holder, sometimes with a mirror behind
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Noun

girandole (plural girandoles)

  1. An ornamental branched candle holder, sometimes with a mirror behind.
    • As I sat in my usual nook, and looked at him with the light of the girandoles on the mantelpiece beaming full over him...1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter XVIII, in Jane Eyre. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC
    • It was a scene of gaiety, glitter, and show; of richly–dressed people, handsome mirrors, chalked floors, girandoles and wax–candles; and in all parts of the scene, gliding from spot to spot in silent softness, bowing obsequiously to this party, nodding familiarly to that, and smiling complacently...1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “c35”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC
  2. (pyrotechnics) A type of firework which creates a "whirling top" or "flying saucer" effect.

Forms of girandole

pluralgirandoles
alternative formgirandola

Origin of girandole

From French girandole, from Italian girandola, from girare (“to turn, gyrate”).

Words formed from girandole

Phrases with girandole

Questions about girandole

What does girandole mean?
Girandole means an ornamental branched candle holder, sometimes with a mirror behind.
What part of speech is girandole?
Girandole is a noun.
How do you pronounce girandole?
Girandole is pronounced /ˈdʒɪrənˌdoʊl/ (US).
What is the plural of girandole?
The plural of girandole is girandoles.

Words near girandole in the dictionary

  1. Giraldez
  2. Giraldo
  3. Giraldos
  4. girandola
  5. girandolas
  6. girandole
  7. girandole clock
  8. girandole clocks
  9. girandoles
  10. Girard
  11. Girard form class

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