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Candelabrum   Listen
noun
Candelabrum  n.  (pl. L. candelabra, E. candelabrums)  
1.
(Antiq.)
(a)
A lamp stand of any sort.
(b)
A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, frequently a votive offering to a temple.
2.
A large candlestick, having several branches; also called candelabra.





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"Candelabrum" Quotes from Famous Books



... that Fra Giovanni ever executed, for the reason that it may be said that in them he surpassed himself by as much as he excelled in the rest every other master. Among other things, Fra Giovanni carved for this place a candelabrum more than fourteen feet in height to hold the Paschal candle, all made of walnut-wood, and wrought with such extraordinary patience that I do not believe that there is a better work of the ...
— Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects - Vol. 06 (of 10) Fra Giocondo to Niccolo Soggi • Giorgio Vasari
... of this meeting. They were standing together in one of the reception rooms, waiting for some guests who were coming to dine, and were alone except for a couple of footmen, who were lighting a huge candelabrum of wax candles. ...
— The Governors • E. Phillips Oppenheim


Words linked to "Candelabrum" :   candelabra, candle holder, menorah, candlestick


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