Girandole

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʒɪɹəndəʊl/

Origin

From French girandole, from Italian girandola, from girare ‘to turn, gyrate’.

Full definition of girandole

Noun

1. An ornamental branched candle holder, sometimes with a mirror behind.
• 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIIIAs I sat in my usual nook, and looked at him with the light of the girandoles on the mantelpiece beaming full over him...
2. (pyrotechnics) A type of firework which creates a "whirling top" or "flying saucer" effect.

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