torchiere

tor·chiere

(tôr-shâr′, -chîr′) or tor·chier (-shâr′) also tor·chère (-shâr′)

A usually tall floor lamp with a bowl-shaped part that diffuses the light or directs it upward.

[French torchère, from torche, torch; see torch.]

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tor•chiere

or tor•chier

(tɔrˈtʃɪər, -ˈʃɪər)

n.

a floor lamp having its source of light within a reflecting bowl that directs the light upward.

[variant of torchère]

torchière

A slender decorative candlestand, often with a tripod base.

Translations

torchiere

n (also torchiere lamp) → Deckenfluter m, → Lampe f → für indirekte Beleuchtung

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