candleholder
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candleholders
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Origin of 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
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
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
Then Zohra picks up a candleholder, instead of the green box.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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
It was piled high with books and papers, along with an old brass clock, a small bust of Shakespeare, and some half-used candles in candleholders.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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