tor·chiere 
(tôr-shâr, -chîr) or tor·chier (-shâr) also tor·chère (-shâr)
(tôr-shâr, -chîr) or tor·chier (-shâr) also tor·chère (-shâr)n.
A usually tall floor lamp with a bowl-shaped part that diffuses the light or directs it upward.
[French torchère, from torche, torch; see TORCH.]