Uttal
- Okänd accent:
- IPA: /ʃændəˈlɪə(ɹ)/
- IPA: /ˌʃæn.də.ˈlɪə(ɹ)/
Ordet hittades på dessa språk:
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Definitioner
Substantiv
- A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
- (auction) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction. Also called a wall.
- (obsolete, military) A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.
Exempel
- She opened the drawing-room door in trepidation. Would she find Esther drowned with her head in the goldfish bowl, or hanged from the chandelier by her stay-lace?
- A mysterious phone bidder was grabbing the pieces that no one else wanted—Mensun suspected this was the auction house "bidding against the chandelier," protecting itself against selling too low.
- Chandelier. A wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, to cover the workmen in making approaches.
- Europeans solved this problem by building a temporary fence with tightly bound sticks ("fascines") stacked into wooden frames ("chandeliers").
Böjningsformer