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chandelier
noun
chan·de·lier
ˌshan-də-ˈlir 
: a branched often ornate lighting fixture suspended from a ceiling
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Other key elements comprise a rare desk designed by Silvio Berrone for Bialetti’s Milan headquarters in 1955, which dominates the store as much as the design chandelier made of Venini glass elements from the 1970s.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Highlights include a chandelier in the main dining room, a large swimming pool, a private spa, a gym, and a touch and go helipad.
—Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Auction items include chandeliers, a cuckoo clock, and a mural, but not the restaurant's famous beer steins.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In the foyer hangs a custom handblown-glass chandelier that weighs 750 pounds and looks like an oddly somber string of balloons.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2025
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Highlights include a chandelier in the main dining room, a large swimming pool, a private spa, a gym, and a touch and go helipad.
—Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Auction items include chandeliers, a cuckoo clock, and a mural, but not the restaurant's famous beer steins.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In the foyer hangs a custom handblown-glass chandelier that weighs 750 pounds and looks like an oddly somber string of balloons.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Chandelier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chandelier. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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chandelier
noun
chan·de·lier
ˌshan-də-ˈli(ə)r
: a branched lighting fixture usually hanging from a ceiling
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