candleholder

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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

Gargoyles Statuary Grymalkin Candlelamp — Spooky Edition Your goth Valentine will be bewitched by this special-edition mystical kitty candleholder made of hydrostone.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2021

Thousands of people request tickets to see Chabad rabbis lifted up by heavy construction equipment so that they can light the massive candleholder.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2017

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