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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

Michael Lohan said the candleholder smashed against a palm tree and shards of glass cut his left forearm.

From Seattle Times Aug. 15, 2018

Then Zohra picks up a candleholder, instead of the green box.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

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

How stinking cute are these little gourds turned candleholders?

From Salon Nov. 19, 2021

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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