gasolier

[ gas-uh-leer ]

noun

1. a chandelier furnished with gaslights.

gasolier

/ ˌɡæsəˈlɪə /

noun

1. a branched hanging fitting for gaslights

Word History and Origins

Origin of gasolier¹

gas + -o- + (chande)lier

Word History and Origins

Origin of gasolier¹

C19: from gas + ( chand ) elier

Example Sentences

In the back of the room was a marble fireplace, big as a sepulchre, and a globed gasolier—dripping with prisms and strings of crystal beading—sparkled in the dim.

From Literature

It was afternoon before we sat down at the dining-room table under a cobwebby gasolier.

From Literature

Also intact in the house is an original gasolier, said library director Karen Enderle.

From Washington Times

The gasolier was the product of scientific and technological development that was financed by entrepreneurs with the main goal of selling it to the largest number of people possible.

From Forbes

The program shows him shopping for gasolier globes and ransacking salvage yards as well as supervising some spectacular transformations. spoke with Pinchot about the series, his attitude to “restoration,” and whether his homes are his friends or his harem.

From Slate