Definition of Candleholder

1. n. One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance.

Definition of Candleholder

1. Noun. A device for holding one or more lit candles ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Candleholder

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Candleholder

candle coal
candle flame
candle holder
candle in the wind
candle power
candle snuffer
candle snuffers
candle wax
candleberries
candleberry
candlebomb
candlebombs
candled
candlefish
candlefishes
candleholder (current term)
candleholders
candleless
candlelight
candlelight vigil
candlelighted
candlelighter
candlelighters
candlelights
candlelike
candlelit
candlemaker
candlemakers
candlemaking
candlenut

Literary usage of Candleholder

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lean's Collectanea by Vincent Stuckey Lean, Julia Lucy Woodward (1903)
"A good candleholder proves a good gamester.—Ho.; R. Cf. Standers by see more than gamesters.—R., 167o. The lookers on and the slanders by see oftentimes ..."

2. Theme Pockets by Michelle Noble Barnett, Jill Norris, Jo Ellen Moore, Caitlin Rabanera, Ann Switzer (1999)
"•The large black piece will be the candleholder. •The white strips will be the candles. Glue down the middle candle first. Then lay four candles on either ..."

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