torchiere

tɔːrˈʃɪər

Definition of torchiere - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

furniture

Rare

floor lamp with an upward-facing bowl

Rare

The torchiere illuminated the entire living room.

floor lamp

uplight

candelabrum

Dated

large decorative candelabrum for multiple candles

Dated

The grand hall was adorned with an elegant torchiere.

candelabra

chandelier

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Images of torchiere

floor lamp with an upward-facing bowl
large decorative candelabrum for multiple candles

Origin of torchiere

French, torchère (torch) + -iere (holder)

Examples of torchiere in a sentence

He bought a new torchiere for the study.
A torchiere stood majestically in the corner of the room.
The antique shop displayed a beautifully crafted torchiere.

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French:lampadaire, candélabre, ...
German:Torchiere, Kandelaber, ...
Italian:torciera, candelabro, ...
Spanish:lámpara de pie, candelabro, ...
Portuguese:luminária de pé, candelabro, ...
Chinese:向上照明灯, 烛台, ...
Japanese:トーチェア, トルシェール, ...
Arabic:مِصْبَاح قَائِم, شَمْعَدان, ...
Hebrew:מְנוֹרַת קְעָרָה, פַּמּוּט גָּבוֹהַּ, ...
Russian:торшер, ...
Ukrainian:торшер, канделябр, ...
Hindi:टॉर्चियर, मोमबत्ती स्टैंड, ...
Bengali:টর্চিয়ার, মোমবাতি দণ্ড, ...
Catalan:torxera, canelobre, ...
Czech:stojací lampa, kandelábr, ...
Danish:gulvlampe, kandelaber, ...
Dutch:vloerlamp, kandelaar, ...
Greek:τορσιέρα, πολυέλαιος, ...
Hungarian:felfelé világító állólámpa, kandeláber, ...
Khmer:ចង្កៀងជាន់ដែលមានចានបញ្ចេញពន្លឺបែរឡើងលើ, ជើងទៀនធំ, ...
Korean:스탠드 램프, ...
Persian:چراغ پایه‌دار, شمعدان بزرگ, ...
Polish:lampa stojąca, świecznik, ...
Portuguese (BR):luminária de chão, candelabro, ...
Romanian:lampă torchiere, candelabru, ...
Swedish:golvlampa, kandelaber, ...
Thai:โคมไฟตั้งพื้น, เชิงเทียน, ...
Turkish:ayaklı lamba, şamdan, ...
Vietnamese:đèn đứng, chân đèn, ...

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