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chandelier

noun as in light hanging from ceiling

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The five members and the secretary meet in the Committee room of Oslo's Nobel institute, adorned with the same chandelier and oak furniture since the first prize.

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Young adults in hiking gear sipped beers beneath chandeliers shaped like wagon wheels as old timers with gray ponytails and cowboy hats chatted with a tattooed bartender.

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Inspired by the venomous novel by Warren Adler, both films are metaphors for building a home and then tearing it down, although the chandelier this time is merely incidental.

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What that “Gilded Age” does that Fellowes’ drama shies from is look beyond the chandelier crystals and luxurious gowns to amply consider the desperate conditions lived by those propping up this conspicuous glamour.

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Renderings provided by the White House show that the ballroom will be similar architecturally to the rest of the White House, with a lavish interior including chandeliers and ornate columns.

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