Gasalier

noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

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"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."

Etymology

Blend of gas + chandelier.

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