Word of the Day 02/09/22 Girandole
Girandole (noun)
girandole [ jir-uhn-dohl ]
noun
1. a rotating and radiating firework.
2. an ornate bracket for candelabra or the like, sometimes with a reflecting mirror at the back of the shelf.
3. a brooch or earring consisting of a central ornament with usually three smaller ornaments hanging from it.
Also gi·ran·do·la [ji-ran-dl-uh].
Origin: 1625–35; < French < Italian girandola, derivative of girare to turn in a circle < Latin gȳrāre, derivative of gȳrus a circle < Greek gŷros
HOW TO USE GIRANDOLE IN A SENTENCE
I have seen a set of cut-glass sent to Calcutta for the purpose, or a girandole, too handsome for Brazilian purchasers.
JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO BRAZIL|MARIA GRAHAM
A witty writer says that dessert should be "the girandole, or cunning tableau of the dinner."
THE ART OF ENTERTAINING|M. E. W. SHERWOOD
The sounds of shivering glass as a girandole crashed from its joining met their ears.
THE GHOSTS OF THEIR ANCESTORS|WEYMER JAY MILLS
They were the only tenants of the room, which was small, cedar-panelled and lighted by a girandole of sparkling crystal.
THE SNARE|RAFAEL SABATINI
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
girandole [ jir-uhn-dohl ]
noun
1. a rotating and radiating firework.
2. an ornate bracket for candelabra or the like, sometimes with a reflecting mirror at the back of the shelf.
3. a brooch or earring consisting of a central ornament with usually three smaller ornaments hanging from it.
Also gi·ran·do·la [ji-ran-dl-uh].
Origin: 1625–35; < French < Italian girandola, derivative of girare to turn in a circle < Latin gȳrāre, derivative of gȳrus a circle < Greek gŷros
HOW TO USE GIRANDOLE IN A SENTENCE
I have seen a set of cut-glass sent to Calcutta for the purpose, or a girandole, too handsome for Brazilian purchasers.
JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO BRAZIL|MARIA GRAHAM
A witty writer says that dessert should be "the girandole, or cunning tableau of the dinner."
THE ART OF ENTERTAINING|M. E. W. SHERWOOD
The sounds of shivering glass as a girandole crashed from its joining met their ears.
THE GHOSTS OF THEIR ANCESTORS|WEYMER JAY MILLS
They were the only tenants of the room, which was small, cedar-panelled and lighted by a girandole of sparkling crystal.
THE SNARE|RAFAEL SABATINI
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.