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A support for a lamp.

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Usage examples (34)
  • I turned it, and a great electrolier of twelve red globes flooded the cellar with a red light.
  • A valuable ruby on his little finger winked malevolently in the clear flood of light from the electrolier.
  • It was a warm night and under the glow of the electrolier Rosemary's magnificent hair curled and shone like polished bronze.
  • There was a fire ready laid in the grate; on the ceiling was a three-branch electrolier, but the switch by the door had been removed for some reason or other.
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