noun
- a chandelier or hanging light fixture that burns gas
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The Victorian mansion featured an ornate gasolier in the dining room.
- Before electric lighting, wealthy homes often had gasoliers hanging from their ceilings.
- The antique gasolier was converted to use electricity while maintaining its original appearance.
- Gas flames flickered from each arm of the elaborate brass gasolier.
- The museum’s period room displayed a beautiful crystal gasolier from the 1860s.