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The word chandelier was first known in the English language in the sense as used today in 1736, borrowed from the word in French that means a candleholder. It may have been derived from chandelle meaning "tallow candle", [4] or chandelabre in Old French and candēlābrum in Latin, and ultimately from candēla meaning "candle".
The term "pot lights" is often used in Canada and parts of the US. Cove light – indirect lighting recessed into the ceiling in a long box against a wall. Troffer – recessed fluorescent light fixtures, usually rectangular in shape to fit into a drop ceiling grid. Chandeliers in the Bibliothèque Mazarine (Paris)
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Gas lights also operate in parts of the famed French Quarter and outside historic homes throughout the city in New Orleans. [citation needed] Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, has used gas candelabras since 1863. Initially, Zagreb was illuminated by 60,000 lamps, but as of 1987, only 248 gas street lamps illuminate old parts of the city. [52]