candleholder
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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
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
Abuelita reached into her pocket, pulled out a worn leather coin purse and deposited six coins into the slot of the metal box in front of the iron candleholder.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Persistent blackouts have left many pieces unfinished, including candleholders and aromatherapy huts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
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
How stinking cute are these little gourds turned candleholders?
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 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
Mari Luz leads us to a table by the window, where two tall candles in silver candleholders are waiting to be lit.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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