chandelier
noun /ˌʃændəˈlɪə(r)/
/ˌʃændəˈlɪr/
- a large round frame hanging from the ceiling, with branches that hold lights or candles. Some chandeliers are decorated with many small pieces of glass.
- a crystal chandelier
Oxford Collocations DictionaryChandelier is used before these nouns:- earring
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, from chandelle ‘candle’, from Latin candela, from candere ‘be white, glisten’.