electrolier

Example Sentences

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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

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)

The thief stepped toward him and directly under the electrolier, while the others in the room stood like statues, looking on.

From Officer 666 by Currie, Barton Wood

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

"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