electrolier
Example Sentences
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When they reached the great hall and stood under the brilliant electrolier he unfolded it and held it out for his son's perusal.
From The Men Who Wrought by Ridgwell Cullum
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 Compton MacKenzie
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 Arthur Hornblow
"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 Herbert George Jenkins
Suddenly Maloney turned off every electric light except the lights in the electrolier, the glare of which was intensified by the surrounding darkness.
From The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life by Charles Klein
