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torchier

torchier is the alternative spelling of torchiere.

torchier is the comparative form of torchy.

Meaning of torchiere

Noun

torchiere (plural torchieres)

  1. A floor lamp with a bowl on top for reflecting light upwards.
  2. A large ornamental candelabrum.

Meaning of torchy

Adjective

torchy (comparative torchier, superlative torchiest)

  1. Having the character of a torch song.
    • […] the lovelorn Sally sings a torchy blues (the poignant "Losing My Mind"), hypocritical Ben masquerades as a carefree song-and-dance man in the bubbly, Gershwin-esque "Live, Laugh, Love," and so on.1988 October 21, Albert Williams, “Follies; 1000 Airplanes on the Roof”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of torchier

pluraltorchiers

Questions about torchier

What is torchier the alternative spelling of?
Torchier is the alternative spelling of torchiere.

Words near torchier in the dictionary

  1. torches
  2. torches down
  3. torches up
  4. Torchia
  5. Torchias
  6. torchier
  7. torchiere
  8. torchieres
  9. torchiers
  10. torchiest
  11. torching

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Adapted from Wiktionary: torchier (page history and authors); torchiere (page history and authors); torchy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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