candleholder
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Origin of candleholder
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“Style it up,” said Schuster, who added a twisted beeswax taper with a bronze candleholder from Il Buco Vita, along with compact sculptural dishes.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
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
Mr. Milgrom took the silver candleholder from the pill cabinet and lit the first of eight candles.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
Klymenko, Ukraine’s interior minister, carried candleholders and crosses from areas covered in shattered glass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
How stinking cute are these little gourds turned candleholders?
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2021
I am so impressed that Gail is generous enough to throw in the big glass vase that holds them, the old brass candleholders, and the Guatemalan tablecloths.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2021
The glass beauty separates into pieces so it can be used as several simple candleholders year-round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2016
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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