olivette

noun

ol·​i·​vette

variants or less commonly olivet

¦älə¦vet

plural -s

: a theatrical floodlight consisting of a 1000-watt bulb in an open-front metal box usually mounted on a telescopic pipe stand or hung from a batten

Word History

Etymology

French olivette, diminutive of olive

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