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candlestick

[ kan-dl-stik ]

/ ˈkæn dlˌstɪk /

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noun

a device having a socket or a spike for holding a candle.

Origin of candlestick

before 1000; Middle English candelstikke, Old English candelsticca. See candle, stick¹

Words nearby candlestick

candlepin, candlepins, candlepower, candlesnuffer, candlestand, candlestick, candlewick, candlewood, candolle, candomblé, candor

Example sentences from the Web for candlestick

Candlestick Park was the scene of “The Catch,” which propelled the 49ers to their first Super Bowl victory.

San Fran Kisses Its 70,000-Person Toilet Goodbye |Jon Rochmis |August 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The World Series was put on hold for two weeks as damage to Candlestick was assessed.

San Fran Kisses Its 70,000-Person Toilet Goodbye |Jon Rochmis |August 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Now Candlestick was rocking... and now, 15 seconds after it started, it was over.

San Fran Kisses Its 70,000-Person Toilet Goodbye |Jon Rochmis |August 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“The FN butcher, the FN baker, and the FN candlestick maker,” he wrote.

Joshua Compston Was Once the Wunderkind of the British Art World…and Now He’s Been Practically Forgotten |Anthony Haden-Guest |January 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

In half an hour he returned again; and fumbling in his pocket, and drawing forth a candlestick, levelled it at Grace.

The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings |Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sometimes he would retreat behind the candlestick, which was not twelve inches from the preacher's head, and then rush out again.

The Hoosier Schoolmaster |Edward Eggleston
At a nod from Bill, Dorothy blew out the light and placed the candlestick on the stone floor.

Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane |Dorothy Wayne
These removed, he stuck his candlestick in a crevice in the rocks high enough up to shed a fairly good light over the drift.

The Iron Boys in the Mines |James R. Mears
It was too much for Nelly to answer: she re-echoed the sigh, and more closely embraced the candlestick.

The Kellys and the O'Kellys |Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for candlestick

candlestick

candleholder (ˈkændəlˌhəʊldə)

/ (ˈkændəlˌstɪk) /

noun

a holder, usually ornamental, with a spike or socket for a candle