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

Example Sentences

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cigarette holder

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

A trust-fund Christian in flowing scarves and suede jackets, Donnie moves in a haze of Lao Tzu quotations and enigmatic recovery-speak, punctuated by the delicate arcs of his cigarette holder.

From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2018

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

From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2015

The cigarette holder bounced off the desk to the wall, ricocheted across the window sill to the floor and came to a stop almost where he was standing.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller