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What is a chandelier?

What is a chandelier? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
  2. (auction) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction. Also called a wall.
  3. (obsolete, military) A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.
  4. (surgery) An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
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I tore my eyes away from the glittering chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
After dark the Italian Hall was lighted by sconces in the shape of althorns adorned with ribbons, and by a chandelier of unusual design.
The trusty chandelier is also an ideal way to increase the number of points of light.
Soft lighting, copper tones, a spiral chandelier and an Art Deco bar create the ambience to make this a lounge lizard's paradise.
The ceiling was enormously high with elaborate plasterwork round the remains of a nonexistent chandelier and an opulent floral dado.
The room is dark and the only light comes from a chandelier which he holds like a torch.

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