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girandole
noun gir·an·dole \ˈjir-ən-ˌdōl\
Definition of GIRANDOLE
1
: a radiating and showy composition (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
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Origin of GIRANDOLE
French & Italian; French, from Italian girandola, from girare to turn, from Late Latin gyrare, from Latin gyrus gyre
First Known Use: 1749
Rhymes with GIRANDOLE
aureole, banderole, bannerol, barcarole, barrel roll, buttonhole, cabriole, camisole, capriole, caracole, carmagnole, coffee roll, croquignole, cubbyhole, decontrol, Demerol, Dover sole, escarole, exit poll, farandole, finger hole, fumarole, girasole, Grand Guignol, honor roll, innersole, in the hole, Jackson Hole, jelly roll, kaiser roll, lemon sole, meadow vole, methanol, micromole, millimole, monopole, muster roll, on a roll, on the whole, oriole, ostiole, oversoul, ozone hole, petiole, pick-and-roll, pigeonhole, protocol, rabbit hole, rigmarole, rock and roll, Seminole, totem pole, tracheole, vacuole, water hole
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