candelabrum
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The candelabrum, known as a hanukkiah, has been in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire, for the past three years.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024
During Hanukkah, the “Festival of Lights,” Jews light the Menorah, a candelabrum of nine candles, and during the four weeks of Advent Christians light a Yule Log.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2021
Many Hanukkah observers display their menorahs in areas where the holy candelabrum can be viewed by inhabitants and guests.
From Fox News ● Nov. 28, 2021
He lit the large Hanukkah candelabrum, dubbed the "National Menorah," erected in the park with private funds and delivered brief remarks.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2020
A candelabrum was lit at the writing desk by the window where her stepmother sat.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
In the video, Eric walks Jasmin into a room adorned with elegant candelabra, flower petals spread across the floor, bouquets of roses and a large red heart framed on a wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2024
"I hope the light of this candelabra will shine across this square long beyond the eight days of the Hanukkah celebration," Mr Scholz said.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2023
On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah - a multibranched candelabra.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
During the blackout of 1965, he walked from his apartment to a nearby steakhouse carrying a candelabra he had pinched from the Plaza Hotel, tapers ablaze, and ordered a steak, medium-rare.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2023
Say Miss Hilly told her about me, everbody know I stole a candelabra from Miss Walters!”
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
The last two also take the English plurals, memorandums, candelabrums.
From Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking by Bechtel, John Hendricks
The little cascades in the brook were ornamented with transparent shields, and long candelabrums and spermaceti-colored fools'-caps and plated jellies and white globes, with the black water whirling along transparently underneath.
From Stories of Authors, British and American by Chubb, Edwin Watts
