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Look up: Candelabrum

  1. candelabrum
    [n] - branched candlestick
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Candelabrum
    Large branched candlestick. May be free-standing or hung from the roof.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20941

  3. candelabrum
    Branched form of a candlestick, often made as a pair (candelabra) and used in Europe since the Middle Ages.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  4. Candelabrum
    Can`de·la'brum noun ; plural Latin Candelabra , English Candelabrums . [ Latin , from candela candle. See candle .] 1. (Antiq.) (a) A lamp stand of any sort. (b) A highly ornamented s...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/15

  5. candelabrum
    candelabra noun branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Candelabrum
    • (n.) A lamp stand of any sort. • (n.) A large candlestick, having several branches. • (n.) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. candelabrum
    in architecture, a decorative motif derived from the pedestal or shaft used to support a lamp or candle. The Romans, developing Hellenistic ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/15

  8. candelabrum
    candelabrum (s), candelabra (pl) A large decorative candleholder with several arms or branches, or a similarly shaped electric light fixture.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  9. Candelabrum
    A candlestick with arms and nozzles for two or more candles.
    Found on http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/gloss

  10. candelabrum
    candelabrum (kăn"dulä'brum) , primarily a support for candles, designed in the form of a turned baluster or a tapered column, also a branched candlestick or a lampstand. Though most used and developed during the Renaissance, the candelabrum originated in Etruria and Rome. Candelab...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  11. Candelabrum
    A candelabrum is a large and ornamental candlestick, often of a branched form. Ancient candelabra frequently display much ingenious and artistic treatment in the design, and the branches were often numerous. Marble and other materials, as well as metal, were employed.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. candelabrum
    The branched form of a candlestick.
    Found on http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-ter



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