What does candelabrum mean?
Candelabrum means A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle..
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/kændɪˈlɑːbɹəm/ · noun
A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle..
The chair she sat in, like a burnished throne, / Glowed on the marble, where the glass […] Doubled the flames of sevenbranched candelabra / Reflecting light upon the table as / The glitter of her jewels rose to meet it, […]
Cyby followed us holding up his candelabrum—I suppose more for his benefit than mine, but it permitted me to see well enough to keep from colliding with the dark oak shelves we passed.
Use candelabrum when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Candelabrum means A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle..
Common synonyms include candelabra.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The chair she sat in, like a burnished throne, / Glowed on the marble, where the glass […] Doubled the flames of sevenbranched candelabra / Reflecting light upon the table as / The glitter of her jewels rose to meet it, […]
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