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candelabra

[kan-dl-ah-bruh, -dl-ey-] / ˌkæn dlˈɑ brə, -dlˈeɪ- /
NOUN
candlestick
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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

Her taste at the Reserve is expressed in the Rhododendron Glen, the Ravine, the candelabra primulas, ginger, cyclamen, oxalis and other wildflowers on the property.

From Seattle Times Oct. 14, 2023

There were wax candles in massive brass candelabra, burning softly under yellow silk shades; full, fragrant roses, yellow and red, abounded.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

The photographs were almost absurdly theatrical: silver serving pieces and candelabras, the gilt-and-cream grandeur of the White House, and, arrayed beneath it all, mountains of branded fast-food packaging.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

The piece takes inspiration from Chinese fretwork patterns, Art Noveau designs and German sculptor Hugo Leven’s iconic pewter bat candelabras.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

The wall paintings are adorned with candelabras, stringed instruments called lyres, white cranes and a delicate daisy.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2025

And off the crowd went — slowly — to the Temple of Dendur, where the fairytale motif continued with tables featuring “enchanted candelabras entwined with flower arrangements.”

From Seattle Times May 7, 2024

The children each nimbly seized a burning candle from one of the lit candelabras and used it to light all the rest, revealing two entirely unexpected sights.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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