Candle-holder

  • 61sconce — sconce1 noun a candle holder attached to a wall with an ornamental bracket. Origin ME (orig. denoting a portable lantern): from OFr. esconse lantern or med. L. sconsa, from L. absconsa (laterna) dark (lantern) , from abscondere to hide . sconce2… …

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  • 62sconce — n. 1. Cover, shelter, protection. 2. Candle holder, candelabrum. 3. Bulwark, fort, defence, block house, fortification. 4. Helmet, head piece. 5. Skull, head. 6. Brains, sense, judgment, discretion. 7. Mulct, fine, poll tax …

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  • 63lustre — I. /ˈlʌstə / (say lustuh) noun 1. the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, glisten, sheen, or gloss: the lustre of satin. 2. some substance used to impart sheen or gloss. 3. radiant or luminous brightness; radiance. 4.… …

  • 64патрон для свечеобразных ламп — — [Я.Н.Лугинский, М.С.Фези Жилинская, Ю.С.Кабиров. Англо русский словарь по электротехнике и электроэнергетике, Москва, 1999 г.] Тематики электротехника, основные понятия EN candle holder …

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  • 65sconce — ► NOUN ▪ a candle holder attached to a wall with an ornamental bracket. ORIGIN Old French esconse lantern , from Latin absconsa laterna dark lantern …

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  • 66candelabra — noun branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights • Syn: ↑candelabrum • Hypernyms: ↑candlestick, ↑candle holder • Hyponyms: ↑menorah, ↑Menorah …

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  • 67hog scraper — noun : a circular concave metal disk with a sharp rim suitable for scraping the bristles from a hog carcass and a handle often in the form of a candle holder in the center of its convex surface; also : a candlestick with a hog scraper base …

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  • 68ceropegia — /sear euh pee jee euh, jeuh/, n. any of various, usually climbing or trailing, plants of the genus Ceropegia, native to the Old World tropics and often cultivated as houseplants. [ < NL (Linnaeus) < Gk kero CERO + NL pegia, perh. < Gk… …

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  • 69Marriage and wedding customs in the Philippines — A Filipino wedding held in December at the Manila Cathedral in the Philippines. Traditional marriage customs in the Philippines and Filipino wedding practices pertain to the characteristics of marriage and wedding traditions established and… …

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  • 70'Allo 'Allo! (series 2) — This article contains episode summaries for the second series of the British Sitcom series Allo Allo!. The series contains six episodes which first aired between 21 October and 25 November 1985, and a Christmas special which aired on 26 December… …

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