electrolier

Example Sentences

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Mr. Bangs lit the electrolier, and, motioning Quin to a chair, sat down heavily.

From Quin by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan

When they reached the great hall and stood under the brilliant electrolier he unfolded it and held it out for his son's perusal.

From The Men Who Wrought by Cullum, Ridgwell

Mrs. Heth, who had helped Willie with his furnishings, had considered it the prettiest electrolier that fourteen dollars would buy in the town during the week before last.

From V. V.'s Eyes by Harrison, Henry Sydnor

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

"Pardon, sir, but don't you think—" Here he looked straight up at the electrolier and coughed.

From The Haunted Pajamas by Elliott, Francis Perry