gasalier

English

Etymology

Blend of gas +‎ chandelier.

Noun

gasalier (plural gasaliers)

  1. A gas-powered chandelier.
    Hypernym: chandelier
    Coordinate term: electrolier
    • 1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 93:
      The Japanese umbrella baffled him considerably till he decided to suspend it from the gasalier, where it hung majestically, top downwards, within easy bumping distance of a moderately short man's head.

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