Candlestick
noun
A holder with a socket for a candle.
She placed the candle in the candlestick and lit it.
Often appears as...
- brass candlestick
- put in a candlestick
noun
A pattern in financial charts representing a day's trading.
The candlestick chart indicated a bullish trend in the market.
Often appears as...
- candlestick pattern
- candlestick chart
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Technical
noun
A holder with a socket for a candle.
She placed the candle in the candlestick and lit it.
Often appears as...
- brass candlestick
- put in a candlestick
noun
A pattern in financial charts representing a day's trading.
The candlestick chart indicated a bullish trend in the market.
Often appears as...
- candlestick pattern
- candlestick chart
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Item
Candlesticks are traditional and can evoke a sense of history or antiquity in literature or speech.
The old mansion had ornate candlesticks on the mantle.
Pro Tip 2/3Decorative Use
Candlesticks also serve as decorative items and can symbolize elegance or formality in settings.
The banquet table was set with silver candlesticks to enhance the ambiance.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbolism
In some cultures, candlesticks have religious or ritual significance, often tied to ceremonies.
Candlesticks are often used during Diwali, the festival of lights.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Item
Candlesticks are traditional and can evoke a sense of history or antiquity in literature or speech.
The old mansion had ornate candlesticks on the mantle.
Pro Tip 2/3Decorative Use
Candlesticks also serve as decorative items and can symbolize elegance or formality in settings.
The banquet table was set with silver candlesticks to enhance the ambiance.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbolism
In some cultures, candlesticks have religious or ritual significance, often tied to ceremonies.
Candlesticks are often used during Diwali, the festival of lights.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Item
Candlesticks are traditional and can evoke a sense of history or antiquity in literature or speech.
The old mansion had ornate candlesticks on the mantle.
Pro Tip 2/3Decorative Use
Candlesticks also serve as decorative items and can symbolize elegance or formality in settings.
The banquet table was set with silver candlesticks to enhance the ambiance.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbolism
In some cultures, candlesticks have religious or ritual significance, often tied to ceremonies.
Candlesticks are often used during Diwali, the festival of lights.
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We had conversations. This is a community issue. It starts in community. So we went around to the butcher, we went around to the baker, there was no candlestick maker, there was an egg place and there was some chocolate, there was coffee, there was fruit, but we went around and said,
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are two candlesticks and a clock. Behind these objects is a large mirror that reveals an empty interior and only a partial reflection of the objects before it. The juxtaposition of the objects surrounding the moving train raises numerous questions
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women I called them the butcher the baker the candlestick maker they come from a wide tapestry of professional backgrounds but they share this fire in their belly to connect others to nature and we now oversee a participation
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How to start a...
We had conversations. This is a community issue. It starts in community. So we went around to the butcher, we went around to the baker, there was no candlestick maker, there was an egg place and there was some chocolate, there was coffee, there was fruit, but we went around and said,
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How art can help you...
are two candlesticks and a clock. Behind these objects is a large mirror that reveals an empty interior and only a partial reflection of the objects before it. The juxtaposition of the objects surrounding the moving train raises numerous questions
Video examples
Tracking Plastic Sea to...
women I called them the butcher the baker the candlestick maker they come from a wide tapestry of professional backgrounds but they share this fire in their belly to connect others to nature and we now oversee a participation
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Elton John
English Musician
When Little Richard used to stand up and play it was just fabulous, and Liberace had the candlesticks and the rings and the gift of the gab. The piano's is the most ungainly rock' n' roll instrument of all time but those two people transcended it, as did Jerry Lee Lewis.
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Rory McCann
Scottish Actor
I have friends who are blacksmiths in the north of Scotland, so I took a few master classes with,them. I loved learning a new skill. I will never look at a piece of wrought iron the same way now. I can now make semi-decent knife blades and candlesticks myself.
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Alice Waters
American Chef
I really appreciate the many neighbourhoods of Berkeley. There is still the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker. And it has the University of California, which is the greatest gift, to my mind, to be close to it. It keeps the place alive.
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Petra Collins
Canadian Artist
I keep this Hungarian wooden candlestick on the top of my refrigerator along with all my other candles. It's big and ugly, especially next to all my pretty candles, and it doesn't really make sense to have in my apartment.
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Susanna Kearsley
Canadian Novelist
A walk through the storage facility of the community museum where I worked might easily have convinced you that people in the past wore only wedding dresses, carried silver candlesticks, and played with porcelain dolls.
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Antoni Porowski
Canadian Actor
I love a little darkness at the table with just enough light from IKEA white candlesticks. Seriously! They look elegant but are simple and unscented and create mood lighting.
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Joel Salatin
American Author
The butcher, baker, and candlestick maker have been around a lot longer than supermarkets and Wal-Mart.
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Roger Maris
Athlete
Candlestick was built on the water. It should have been built under it.
Quote examples
Elton John
English Musician
When Little Richard used to stand up and play it was just fabulous, and Liberace had the candlesticks and the rings and the gift of the gab. The piano's is the most ungainly rock' n' roll instrument of all time but those two people transcended it, as did Jerry Lee Lewis.
Quote examples
Rory McCann
Scottish Actor
I have friends who are blacksmiths in the north of Scotland, so I took a few master classes with,them. I loved learning a new skill. I will never look at a piece of wrought iron the same way now. I can now make semi-decent knife blades and candlesticks myself.
Quote examples
Alice Waters
American Chef
I really appreciate the many neighbourhoods of Berkeley. There is still the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker. And it has the University of California, which is the greatest gift, to my mind, to be close to it. It keeps the place alive.
Quote examples
Petra Collins
Canadian Artist
I keep this Hungarian wooden candlestick on the top of my refrigerator along with all my other candles. It's big and ugly, especially next to all my pretty candles, and it doesn't really make sense to have in my apartment.
Quote examples
Susanna Kearsley
Canadian Novelist
A walk through the storage facility of the community museum where I worked might easily have convinced you that people in the past wore only wedding dresses, carried silver candlesticks, and played with porcelain dolls.
Quote examples
Antoni Porowski
Canadian Actor
I love a little darkness at the table with just enough light from IKEA white candlesticks. Seriously! They look elegant but are simple and unscented and create mood lighting.
Quote examples
Joel Salatin
American Author
The butcher, baker, and candlestick maker have been around a lot longer than supermarkets and Wal-Mart.
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Roger Maris
Athlete
Candlestick was built on the water. It should have been built under it.
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