cigarette holder

American  

noun

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

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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

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Example Sentences

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cigarette holder

Alexander then showed me a cigarette holder and a tobacco box he had decorated by taping portraits of President Putin to them.

From BBC ● May 13, 2023

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

Remember that – this is a big note – the cigarette holder was as much a weapon for expression as it was for smoking.”

From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2019

“Doesn’t he know there’s a war going on ?” Colonel Cathcart yelled out suddenly, and blew with vigorous disbelief into the open end of his cigarette holder.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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