Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A usually tall candleholder.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument or utensil for holding a candle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
holder with asocket orspike for acandle
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
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Examples
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The candlestick is empty, for Christ is the Light of the world.
Snow White's House: The Little King regina doman 2008
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The gargoyle candlestick is a reminder of my interest in the Gothic.
What does your writing area say about you? « Write Anything 2008
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The candlestick is empty, for Christ is the Light of the world.
Archive 2008-01-01 regina doman 2008
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The candlestick is not light, but the bearer of light, holding it forth to give light around.
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We withheld key evidence, so if you’re trying to figure out who killed Professor Plum, we haven’t shown you that the candlestick is even a potential murder weapon yet.
Interview with LOST Co-Creator Damon Lindelof – Collider.com 2010
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Attached to the top of the candlestick was a golden bowl filled with the purest olive oil, to be used for the candlestick in the
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 Louis Ginzberg 1913
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"I notice that the candle in the candlestick is a wax one," said Colwyn.
The Shrieking Pit 1907
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The candlestick is the dream _motif_, always a ticklish business to handle, and in this particular case -- well, no, I won't be such a spoil-sport as to go into that, for the chief pleasure of this kind of an entertainment is the succession of pleasant unexpected shocks which are deftly administered to the audience by the author.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 29, 1916 Various 1898
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We get to thinking that the candlestick is the light, and the light is -- lost sight of.
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God were to radiate and shine; therefore, they are likened to two candlesticks: the candlestick is the abode of the light, and from it the light shines forth.
Some Answered Questions 1844-1921 `Abdu'l-Bah�� 1882
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