candelabra

[ kan-dl-ah-bruh, -dl-ey- ]

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noun,plural can·de·la·bras for 2.

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If Behind the candelabra were the last movie I made, I would be very happy.
The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh | Andrew Romano | August 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Your star in And So It Goes, Michael Douglas, was so great as Liberace in Behind the candelabra.
Rob Reiner on the State of Romcoms, ‘The Princess Bride’s’ Alternate Ending, and the Red Viper | Marlow Stern | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And just below us, somewhere among the candelabra and euphorbia trees, were a handful of Diceros bicornis: the black rhino.
Borana Joins the Fight to Save Kenya’s Rhinos…and Wants You to Help Too | Joanna Eede | February 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Two many-branched candelabra, holding wax lights, brilliantly illuminate the game.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Wills
Two sharp clicks and the lights in the hideous candelabra that hung from the ceiling suddenly went out.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | Various

The great table on the raised dais was brilliantly illuminated in spots where the tall gold candelabra stood.
Robert Annys: Poor Priest | Annie Nathan Meyer
It was a large, showy shop, with Virgins and crucifixes and altar candelabra's in the windows, and pictures of bleeding hearts.
Saint Patrick | Heman White Chaplin
It was lighted by seventy candelabra, each bearing seven candles—again the mystic number.
The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 | Eugne Sue

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