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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

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