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torchère
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tor·chère  (tôr-shâr) also tor·chier or tor·chiere (-chîr)
n.
A usually tall floor lamp with a bowl-shaped part that diffuses the light or directs it upward.
[French, from torche, torch; see torch.]
torchère [tɔːˈʃɛə]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a tall narrow stand for holding a candelabrum
[from French, from torche torch]
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