Definition of electrolier in English:
electrolier
noun ɪˌlɛktrəˈlɪəəˌlɛktrəˈlɪr
A chandelier in which the lights are electrical.
Example sentencesExamples
- Each electrolier is linked to a corner of the lobby skylight by a narrow rootlike strip of ornament.
- The interior, which is reflected across the adjacent bandstand as it grows dark, is all scumbling and dragging and poison-blue electroliers.
- The catalogue offered more than thirty models of lamps, sconces, and electroliers, and she held several examples of most models in her inventory.
- City policy is to install electroliers with underground wiring, that meets our standards for lighting level and uniformity.
- For some of her larger lamps and electroliers, she used the striated and textured surfaces of shells to give a decorative three-dimensional effect to a shade.
Origin
Late 19th century: from electro-, on the pattern of chandelier.
Definition of electrolier in US English:
electrolier
nounəˌlɛktrəˈlɪrəˌlektrəˈlir
A chandelier in which the lights are electrical.
Example sentencesExamples
- City policy is to install electroliers with underground wiring, that meets our standards for lighting level and uniformity.
- Each electrolier is linked to a corner of the lobby skylight by a narrow rootlike strip of ornament.
- The catalogue offered more than thirty models of lamps, sconces, and electroliers, and she held several examples of most models in her inventory.
- The interior, which is reflected across the adjacent bandstand as it grows dark, is all scumbling and dragging and poison-blue electroliers.
- For some of her larger lamps and electroliers, she used the striated and textured surfaces of shells to give a decorative three-dimensional effect to a shade.
Origin
Late 19th century: from electro-, on the pattern of chandelier.