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girandole是什么意思

girandole

英 ['dʒɪr(ə)ndəʊl] 美 ['dʒɪrən,dol]
  • n. 旋转烟火;装饰烛台;旋转喷火

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girandole (n.)
1630s, a type of fireworks; 1769 as a branched holder for candles; 1825 as a type of earring or pendant, from French girandole, from Italian girandola, diminutive of giranda "a revolving jet," from Latin gyrandus, gerundive of gyrare "to turn round in a circle, revolve" (see gyration). Also in English in the Italian form.

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