A type of ornamental earring or brooch with a central stone surrounded by smaller hanging jewels, or an ornamental candlestick with radiating branches.
From French 'girandole,' derived from Italian 'girandola,' ultimately from Latin 'gyrare' (to revolve), describing the way the jewels or flames appear to radiate outward.
Girandole earrings were peak Georgian fashion—the smaller stones dangled and sparkled with every movement, and the word itself sounds like what it describes: a bit exotic and twirling.
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