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candleholder

[kan-dl-hohl-der] / ˈkæn dlˌhoʊl dər /


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“Style it up,” said Schuster, who added a twisted beeswax taper with a bronze candleholder from Il Buco Vita, along with compact sculptural dishes.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

The Japanese name for Thismia, one of the major groups within this family, is "Tanuki-no-shokudai," which means "raccoon dog's candleholder" and refers both to their shape and their underground lifestyle.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024

This year, the White House is displaying its own menorah - the candleholder that Jews light for eight consecutive nights - for the first time, Mr Biden said.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2022

Regardless of budget, pairing a candle and candleholder benefits from experimentation and unlikely couplings.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2022

On the second day of Hanukkah, when Mr. Milgrom went for the silver candleholder, it was gone.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

“I have always loved crafting things with my own hands,” said Butenko, 62, who also makes candleholders that he says come in handy during frequent blackouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

How stinking cute are these little gourds turned candleholders?

From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2021

I am so impressed that Gail is generous enough to throw in the big glass vase that holds them, the old brass candleholders, and the Guatemalan tablecloths.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2021

The glass beauty separates into pieces so it can be used as several simple candleholders year-round.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2016

The clock was missing from the mantle; the pewter candleholders were nowhere to be found.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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