chandlery
Americannoun
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the business, warehouse, or merchandise of a chandler
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a place where candles are kept
Etymology
Origin of chandlery
Example Sentences
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Mandy Dowsett, the co-owner of Methley Bridge Chandlery, said there had been a huge emergency response and she had offered her services with the rescue effort.
From BBC • May 25, 2023
The Old No 77 Hotel and Chandlery This is how to refurb a hotel.
From The Guardian • Aug. 28, 2015
New York–based design firm Parts and Labor envisioned a light-filled industrial space on the ground floor of the Warehouse District’s Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery.
From Architectural Digest • Jun. 29, 2015
His stablemate Chandlery stayed on steadily from off the pace to finish in midpack in the Coventry Stakes at the same meeting and shapes as if he will appreciate this extra furlong.
From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2011
For nine years he would belong to the Ship Chandlery of Ropes and Hodges.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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