{UAH} WORD OF THE DAY July 4, 2019----------------girandole

WORD OF THE DAY July 4, 2019

girandole    noun | JEER-un-dohl   Definition   1 : a radiating and showy composition (such as a cluster of skyrockets fired together)   2 : an ornamental branched candlestick   3 : a pendant earring usually with three ornaments hanging from a central piece   Scroll down for more about girandole     TRENDING NOW: gerrymander gerrymandering concentration camp animus SEE ALL      PEOPLE ARE READING   7 Ways to Get Away From It All     Clocking a Newer Sense of 'Clock'   The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 6/28/19     'Trooper' vs. 'Trouper': Choose Your Winner       WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE     Up in the Sky: A Quiz   It's a bird? It's a plane? No, I'm really asking. What is it?     PLAY NOW     Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try! TAKE ME THERE        Did You Know?   The earliest uses of girandole in English, in the 17th century, referred to a kind of firework or to something, such as a fountain, with a radiating pattern like that of a firework. Such a pattern is reflected in the word's etymology: girandole can be traced back by way of French and Italian to the Latin word gyrus, meaning "gyre" or "a circular or spiral motion or form." By the 18th century, girandole was being used for a branched candlestick, perhaps due to its resemblance to the firework. The word's use for a kind of earring was lit during the 19th century.     Examples of GIRANDOLE   "The centerpiece of the decorative program was the figure of Eternity seated on a triumphal chariot drawn by four horses, itself a fuoco d'artificio (fireworks spectacle), and flanked by two smaller girandoles of three hundred rockets each." — Kevin Salatino, Incendiary Art: The Representation of Fireworks in Early Modern Europe, 1997   "The magnificent hall hints at extravagance within: The walls are lined in pleated pistachio silk; … glimmering crystal girandoles stand sentry beside the fireplace." — Plum Sykes, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2018   Test Your Vocabulary   Fill in the blanks to complete the name for a flat ornament of floral form that is used in sculpture or painting: a _ t _ e _ i _ n.   VIEW THE ANSWER              MORE WORD FUN:       WORD GAMES            TRENDING NOW            WORDS AT PLAY      FOLLOW US:

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