Meanings
noungasalier (plural gasaliers)
plural gasaliers · alternative gaselier · alternative gasolier
- A gas-powered chandelier.
The Japanese umbrella baffled him considerably till he decided to suspend it from the gasalier, where it hung majestically, top downwards, within easy bumping distance of a moderately short man's head.
1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 93
Origin
Blend of gas + chandelier.
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gasalier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasalier
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