cigarette holder
Americannoun
noun
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
Before Audrey Hepburn shimmied into that iconic black dress and dangled her cigarette holder between two fingers, the story of Holly Golightly existed only between the covers of Truman Capote’s beloved novella.
From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2020
It’s supplied by Audrey Hepburn, delicately holding a cigarette holder in that Breakfast at Tiffany’s way.
From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2015
She clenches a jade cigarette holder between her fingernails.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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