chandelier

chandelier

1. kattokruunu

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chandelier

kattokruunu, riippuvalaisin, valaiseva kaluste.

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Englannin sanakirja

chandelier (englanti > suomi)

1. kattokruunu

chandelier englanniksi

1. A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling

2. 1929, w:M. Barnard Eldershaw|M. Barnard Eldershaw, w:A House is Built|A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section vi

She opened the drawing-room door in trepidation. Would she find Esther drowned with her head in the goldfish bowl, or hanged from the chandelier by her stay-lace?

3. puhekieltä A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction. Also called a wall.

4. 2007, Frank Pope, "Dragon Sea: a true tale of treasure, archeology, and greed off the coast of Vietnam", Harcourt Books, p. 306.

A mysterious phone bidder was grabbing the pieces that no one else wanted—Mensun suspected this was the auction house "bidding against the chandelier," protecting itself against selling too low.

5. puhekieltä A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.

6. 1747, w:James Boswell|James Boswell, The Scots Book, volume 9, p. 37. http://books.google.com/books?id=FVwAAAAAYAAJ&dq=chandelier%20is%20a%20wooden%20frame&pg=PA37v=onepage&q=chandelier%20is%20a%20wooden%20frame&f=false

Chandelier. A wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, to cover the workmen in making approaches.

7. 1994, Todd A. Shallat, Structures in the Stream: Water, Science, and the Rise of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, University of Texas Press, p. 32.

Europeans solved this problem by building a temporary fence with tightly bound sticks ("fascines") stacked into wooden frames ("chandeliers").

8. puhekieltä An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.

9. candlestick

10. (l)

11. candlemaker

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