girandole

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʒɪɹəndəʊl/

Noun

girandole (plural girandoles)

1. An ornamental branched candle holder, sometimes with a mirror behind.
   • 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII

     As I sat in my usual nook, and looked at him with the light of the girandoles on the mantelpiece beaming full over him...

   • Q en
2. (pyrotechnics) A type of firework which creates a "whirling top" or "flying saucer" effect.

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