chandelier

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.

   “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?”

2. isim One lit by candles.
3. isim A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.

   “The bids are usually real but can be fake or ‘chandelier’ bids (non-existing bids taken ‘off the chandelier’) on behalf of the consignor, or bids left with the auctioneer in advance.”

4. isim An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
5. isim A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.

   “Chandelier. A wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, to cover the workmen in making approaches.”