electrolier

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The maid had forgotten to switch on the electrolier and as the only light came from the distant dining-room, the big parlor was practically all in gloom.

From The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure by Hornblow, Arthur

In the mass they had nothing but a mechanical existence, subject as they were to the brightness or dimness of the electrolier that regulated their attention.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton

My bag was here on the table under an electrolier.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 by Bates, Harry

The dining room, furnished with an approach to elegance that one would scarcely have expected to find on such a shabby street, was lighted by a heavily shaded electrolier.

From The Gray Phantom's Return by Landon, Herman

Hat, gun and rod racks of feet, antlers and heads in various combinations are mentioned elsewhere and occasionally some one attempts an electrolier of antlers, mounted either on the heads or separately.

From Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration by Farnham, Albert B.