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candlestick

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can·dle·stick  (kndl-stk)
n.
A holder with a cup or spike for a candle.

candlestick [ˈkændəlˌstɪk], candleholder [ˈkændəlˌhəʊldə]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a holder, usually ornamental, with a spike or socket for a candle
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.candlestick - a holder with sockets for candlescandlestick - a holder with sockets for candles    
candelabra, candelabrum - branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights
girandola, girandole - an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror
holder - a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder"
pricket - a sharp metal spike to hold a candle
Translations
candlestick [ˈkændlstɪk] N (single) → candelero m; (low, with handle) → palmatoria f; (large, ornamental) → candelabro m; (in church) → cirial m

candlestick [ˈkændəlstɪk] n
(= candle holder) → bougeoir m
(bigger, ornate)chandelier m

candlestick [ˈkændlˌstɪk] candleholder [ˈkændlˌhəʊldəʳ] nbugia, portacandele m inv; (large, ornate) → candeliere m

candlestick شمعدان svícen lysestage Kerzenhalter κηροπήγιο candelabro, candelero kynttilänjalka bougeoir svijećnjak portacandela ろうそく立て 촛대 kandelaar lysestake świecznik castiçal подсвечник ljusstake เชิงเทียน şamdan giá đỡ nến 烛台


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When these nightly duties were performed there was nothing left to do but to bring in the tin candlestick from the passage, light the candle and blow out the lamp.
Excuse me, you nearly knocked down that silver candlestick.
Cornelius, taking the candlestick from the hands of the foremost, conducted his godfather into that room, which was no other than that very cabinet with a glass front into which Boxtel was continually prying with his telescope.
 
 
 
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