candlestick
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of candlestick
before 1000; Middle English candelstikke, Old English candelsticca. See candle, stick 1
Example Sentences
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The one thing of real value we had was a pair of ornate 15-inch-tall silver candlesticks.
From MarketWatch
Less discussed has been the Nazis’ pervasive theft of everyday items like silver cups, candlesticks and teapots.
From New York Times
Some German museums have begun to give back cups, candlesticks, teapots and other items of crafted silver that Jews were forced to surrender to the Nazis.
From New York Times
Since 2019 he has helped return an assortment of cups, candlesticks, spice containers and silver teapots to the Bergman family and a dozen others in the United States, England, Spain, France and Israel.
From New York Times
She made mushroom-shaped candlestick holders, which were eventually picked up by Coming Soon, a home goods store on the Lower East Side.
From Seattle Times
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