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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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Dior with his white coats fit the bill; so did Chanel with her ropes of pearls and cigarette holders.

From New York Times

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

From BBC

Bethune found Roosevelt sitting in a chair near the door, holding “his famous cigarette holder,” she recalled.

From Washington Post

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

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