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cigarette holder

American  

noun

  1. a mouthpiece of plastic, ivory, etc., for holding a cigarette while it is being smoked.


cigarette holder British  

noun

  1. a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigarette while it is smoked

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Etymology

Origin of cigarette holder

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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His rumpled fedora; his jaunty cigarette holder; his pince-nez glasses; his Naval cape; and the steel leg braces that let him stand and appear to walk on his own.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2021

In the 1997 film "Titanic," her Rose character smokes using a slender cigarette holder while in the elegant dress and surrounds of the luxury cruise liner.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2021

It’s supplied by Audrey Hepburn, delicately holding a cigarette holder in that Breakfast at Tiffany’s way.

From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2015

He was puffing on a long cigarette holder wearing his green socks.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2013

Apart from her arm travelling with the cigarette holder up to her lips on average every twelve seconds, she was still.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd