electrolier

Example Sentences

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There was a fire ready laid in the grate; on the ceiling was a three-branch electrolier, but the switch by the door had been removed for some reason or other.

From The Slave of Silence by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)

It was clad from head to foot in a long coat of black silk, which shimmered in the half-light of the electrolier.

From Jack O' Judgment by Wallace, Edgar

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.

"Here, switch on the light someone," said Malcolm Sage, and a moment after there was a click and a three-lamp electrolier burst into light.

From John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall by Jenkins, Herbert George

It was a warm night and under the glow of the electrolier Rosemary's magnificent hair curled and shone like polished bronze.

From Rosemary by Lawrence, Josephine