girandole

/jir-uhn-dohl/US // ˈdʒɪr ənˌdoʊl //UK // (ˈdʒɪrənˌdəʊl) //

长颈鹿,长颈鹿牌

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a rotating and radiating firework.
- : an ornate bracket for candelabra or the like, sometimes with a reflecting mirror at the back of the shelf.
- : a brooch or earring consisting of a central ornament with usually three smaller ornaments hanging from it.

I have seen a set of cut-glass sent to Calcutta for the purpose, or a girandole, too handsome for Brazilian purchasers.
A witty writer says that dessert should be "the girandole, or cunning tableau of the dinner."
The sounds of shivering glass as a girandole crashed from its joining met their ears.
They were the only tenants of the room, which was small, cedar-panelled and lighted by a girandole of sparkling crystal.
The saloon is lit with gas, and has a very tasteful girandole.