candelabrum

Examples

• All

• The desk has been pulled out from the wall, covered with a snowy cloth, and set for a Sabbath meal: brass candelabrum, challah under a satin cover, and two place settings.

  Fiction book (2001)

• As the evening progressed, she admired the intricate design of the vintage candelabrum that illuminated the room with a warm glow.

• I can give you this lovely old candelabrum for light.

  The Glass Menagerie (1987)

• Did you see a candelabrum in the room?

  Fiction book (1998)

• Let's go look at the candelabrum, honey.

  American Wedding (2003)

• He took up a small candelabrum, and they went out.

  Fiction book (1993)

• "My children followed me over to the mantelpiece, where Hannah had already set up the candelabrum."

  Fiction book (2001)

• He sat behind a table centered by a baroque candelabrum with the sinuous arms of a Hindu goddess.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The lavish dining room was beautifully adorned with a tall candelabrum at the center of the table, holding several glowing candles.

Synonyms

C

candlestick

vscandelabrum

25 2.5

A thing that holds one or more candles

emphasizes decorative branching and multiple candles rather than basic sockets

C

candelabra

vscandelabrum

6 7.4

A large candle holder with many branches used for decoration

is the same form but not necessarily large or a centerpiece

C

candle holder

vscandelabrum

2 1.2

An object that holds candles upright

is specifically a decorative branched form holding several lights

C

candlestand

vscandelabrum

• Archaic

1 4.2

A holder that keeps a single candle upright on a table or shelf

focuses on multi-branch decorative holders not single upright supports

G

girandola

vscandelabrum

• Archaic

9.9

A decorative candle holder with several branches for holding candles

is similar but does not require a mirror backing

How Ornate

chandelier

54 4.6

candelabra

6 7.4

candelabrum

2 8.3

candlestick

25 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology