English
torchiere
Torchiere comes from French torchère ‘floor lamp’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presenttorchère‘floor lamp’
- Englishtodaytorchiere
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presenttorchère‘floor lamp’
- Englishtodaytorchiere
Every English word from French torchère
Today it means
noun A floor lamp with a bowl on top for reflecting light upwards.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French torchère / torchiere