electrolier

Example Sentences

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"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

My bag was here on the table under an electrolier.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 by Bates, Harry

Hat, gun and rod racks of feet, antlers and heads in various combinations are mentioned elsewhere and occasionally some one attempts an electrolier of antlers, mounted either on the heads or separately.

From Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration by Farnham, Albert B.

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 Hornblow, Arthur

On its top, directly in the glare of light from an electrolier overhead, was spread a large black silk handkerchief.

From The Girl in the Golden Atom by Cummings, Ray