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candelabrum

N เชิงเทียน ที่ มี แขน หลาย อัน สำหรับ ใส่ เทียน  candlestic candleholder cheng-tian-ti-me-khaen-lai-an-sam-rab-sai-tian

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CANDELABRUM

Can `de *la "brum n.; pl. L. Candelabra, E. Candelabrums. Etym: [L., fr. candela candle. See candle. ]

 

1. (Antiq.) (a ) A lamp stand of any sort. (b ) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple.

 

2. A large candlestick, having several branches.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

candelabrum

can de la brum |ˌkandəˈläbrəm, -ˈlab- ˌkændəˈlɑbrəm | noun ( pl. candelabra |-ˈläbrə, -ˈlabrə | ) a large branched candlestick or holder for several candles or lamps. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, from candela (see candle ). usage: Based on the Latin forms, the correct singular is candelabrum and the plural is candelabra. In practice, however, candelabra is increasingly used as the singular form, with the plural as candelabras. In the Oxford English Corpus, these forms are more common than the traditional ones and are coming to be regarded as part of standard English.

 

Oxford Dictionary

candelabrum

candelabrum |ˌkandɪˈlɑːbrəm, -ˈleɪ - |(also candelabra |-brə |) noun ( pl. candelabra or candelabras ) a large branched candlestick or holder for several candles or lamps. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, from candela (see candle ). usage: Based on the Latin forms, the correct singular is candelabrum and the plural is candelabra. However, in practice candelabra is increasingly used as the singular form, with the plural as candelabras. In the Oxford English Corpus these forms are commoner than the traditional ones, and are coming to be regarded as part of standard English.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

candelabrum

can de la brum /kæ̀ndəlɑ́ːbrəm /名詞 -bra /-brə /, まれ s C 枝付き 燭台 (しよくだい ).