Girandole

//ˈdʒɪrənˌdoʊl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An ornamental branched candle holder, sometimes with a mirror behind.

    "1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII As I sat in my usual nook, and looked at him with the light of the girandoles on the mantelpiece beaming full over him..."

  2. 2
    an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror wordnet
  3. 3
    A type of firework which creates a "whirling top" or "flying saucer" effect.

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firecrackerfireworksgirandolaholderroman candlesconce

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"1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII As I sat in my usual nook, and looked at him with the light of the girandoles on the mantelpiece beaming full over him..."

Etymology

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

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