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candleholder

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


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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

M.Bueno Pottery Candleholder: Handmade in Olympia, this ceramic candleholder has tiny holes that create a sparkling effect and cast a warm glow.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2021

At the foot of the bed is a small wooden table, upon which is a small stone statue of a woman with enormous hips, and a candleholder.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

Dozens of vintage photos of the Clark’s ballrooms, restaurants, ashtrays, room keys, menus, postcards, matchbooks, coat hangers and candleholders are visible at BunkerHillLos Angeles.com, having been gathered by Marsak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Klymenko, Ukraine’s interior minister, carried candleholders and crosses from areas covered in shattered glass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

The same could be said for Reflections Copenhagen, which sells surrealist mirrors shaped like lips and eyes as well as candleholders, bookends and tables made of vividly colored crystal.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2023

On top of that, consumers suddenly stopped buying items like candleholders and washing machines, for which Arc makes glass windows, sending orders plunging.

From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2022

As the debris, bricks, and metal cooled, enterprising youngsters dug out melted candleholders, blackened plates and teapots, fused- together pieces of silverware, and sold them to tourists.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy


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