单词 | pricket candlestick |
释义 | > as lemmaspricket candlestick pricket candlestick n. a candlestick having one or more spikes (as opposed to sockets, etc.) for holding candles. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > support or holder for a candle > [noun] > candlestick > with spike for candle pricker1552 pricket candlestick1552 prick candlestick1565 1552 in Surrey Archæol. Coll. (1869) 4 24 Item ij small prykett candelstickes. 1885 E. S. Morse Japanese Homes (1886) iv. 220 In England the pricket candlestick went out of use a few centuries ago; in Japan it is still retained. 1984 G. Jennings Journeyer (1988) iii. 121 I had to snatch up a pricket candlestick and stab him with that. < as lemmas |
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