chandelier

Two chandeliers, stacked with fascines. (The image is cut off, there is an unseen third chandelier to the left.)

Meaning

Noun

A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.
A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.
An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.

Origin

Borrowed from French chandelier, from Latin candelabrum, from candela. candelabrum. See also candle.

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