Lexicographical Neighbors of Torchere
Literary usage of Torchere
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. De Luxe Illustrated Catalogue of the Extensive and Very Valuable Artistic ...by Luigi Orselli, Horace Townsend, American Art Association by Luigi Orselli, Horace Townsend, American Art Association (1921)
"(Illustrated) 334—FLORENTINE WROUGHT-IRON torchere Fifteenth Century Spirally
twisted iron bar standard with two rings above, supported by three twisted ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"torchere, a candelabrum mounted upon a tall stand of wood or metal, usually with
two or three lights. When it was first introduced ..."
3. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1887)
"The Eton Bovs lighted ар torchere, and executed figures. The figures were unhurt.
The ()I:KFN suffered torchere in the Home Park. In spite of this, ..."
4. The Practical Book of Interior Decoration by Harold Donaldson Eberlein, Abbot McClure, Edward Stratton Holloway (1919)
"They are of particular value in "Modern" decoration and they also relieve a
candlestick or torchere of iron or other dull effect. The present writers have ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"torchere, a candelabrum mounted upon a tall stand of wood or metal, usually with
two or three lights. When it was first introduced in France towards the end ..."
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