Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A chandelier in which gas is used.
  • noun A chandelier in which gas is used.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Same as gasalier.

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  • noun Alternative form of gasalier.

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Examples

  • “I was hanging the gasolier crookedly, and Will is endeavoring to straighten it.”

    Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare 2010

  • An immense gasolier hung down from the ceiling, filling the room with a yellowish glow.

    Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare 2010

  • Will abandoned his efforts with the gasolier to glare at Henry.

    Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare 2010

  • Tessa could see nothing wrong with the gasolier, but before she could say so, Jessamine stalked into the room and shot a glare at Will.

    Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare 2010

  • “I was trying to straighten the gasolier,” Will said crossly, sitting up and brushing crockery bits off his shirt.

    Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare 2010

  • She glanced up at the gasolier, but heard no choir of angels announcing her entrance.

    Once An Angel Medeiros, Teresa, 1962- 1993

  • She ducked under a gasolier, afraid her hair might ignite if touched.

    Once An Angel Medeiros, Teresa, 1962- 1993

  • The light from the gasolier burnished the keen blade.

    Once An Angel Medeiros, Teresa, 1962- 1993

  • The gasolier trembled, the floor throbbed, the little goblin dwelling pulsated as if it were alarmed.

    The Judge Rebecca West 1937

  • There, on a gilded stand, under a brilliant gasolier, lay a large and handsome volume, which Salome indicated as the one referred to by her father.

    The Lost Lady of Lone Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859

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