electrolier

Example Sentences

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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

But he sat down at the oval table under the electrolier, and came abruptly to his point.

From The Crime Doctor by Hornung, Ernest William

In the sumptuous living-room of his apartment he spread the handkerchief on the floor under the center electrolier and laid the ring upon it.

From The Girl in the Golden Atom by Cummings, Ray

"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

In the dining-room was an electrolier made of seven kinds of inimical colored glass, and a plate-rack from which were hung department-store steins.

From The Innocents A Story for Lovers by Lewis, Sinclair