Candelabrum
an ornamental branched holder for more than one candle.
Historical Examples
Church Bells H. B. Walters
Sentimental Education Vol 1 Gustave Flaubert
Dead Man’s Rock Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Impressions of Theophrastus Such George Eliot
Sir Mortimer Mary Johnston
Chats on Old Clocks Arthur Hayden
Murder in Any Degree Owen Johnson
Barbara Blomberg, Complete Georg Ebers
The Land of the Changing Sun William N. Harben
The Ceramic Art Jennie J. Young
noun (pl) -bra (-brə), -brums, -bras
a large branched candleholder or holder for overhead lights
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