torchère

English

Noun

torchère (plural torchères)

1. Alternative spelling of torchiere

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔʁ.ʃɛʁ/

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• Hyphenation: tor‧chère

Noun

torchère f (plural torchères)

1. standard lamp
2. floor lamp, torchiere

   Synonym: lampe à pied

Descendants

• → Russian: торше́р (toršér)

Further reading

• “torchère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.