Etymology

torchiere

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Today it means: A floor lamp with a bowl on top for reflecting light upwards. Full definition →

French torchère
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  1. French · derived fromtorchère“floor lamp”
  2. English todaytorchiere

From French torchère (“floor lamp”).

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