| 单词 | candelabrum |
| 例句 | The leaves flared and faded quickly, leaving nothing but a thousand embers, making the tree look like an immense extinguished candelabrum. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A candelabrum was lit at the writing desk by the window where her stepmother sat. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His wife carried the baby while he pushed a baby carriage filled with jewelry, a frying pan, and a candelabrum. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A thin ray of sun struck the prisms of a candelabrum on the mantelpiece, throwing brilliant, trembling shards of light that were distorted by the slant of the dormer walls. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The tank twirled right through an elaborate candelabrum and burst into flames like some deadly firework. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Producing the publication, due out in a few weeks, cost “significant six figures,” Mr. Cunningham said in a recent interview in his apartment, against a backdrop of Zimmermann copper bowls and a spidery iron candelabrum. Antiques: New Study of Marie Zimmermann, Metalsmith 2011-11-17T22:32:18Z It is quite the enigmatic opener, a variant on those puzzlers that begin with a body sprawled on the parlor floor next to a bloody candelabrum. ‘Bacurau’ Review: Life and Death in a Small Brazilian Town 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z A monumental bronze candelabrum, weighing more than half a ton and meant for the tomb of the lavish cardinal Thomas Wolsey, was cast in London by an immigrant artist from Florence, Benedetto da Rovezzano. Behind Every Monarch, an Art Alliance 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Princesses aside, the real eyepopper at Enchanted Tales With Belle is Lumière, the flamboyant talking candelabrum from “Beauty and the Beast,” and one of the most advanced Audio-Animatronics characters Disney has ever created. Inside Disney’s New Fantasyland 2012-12-21T16:55:27Z Decorative objects in the kitchen include a candelabrum and green vases. Kitchens by the AD 100 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z The latter pieces — two tripods, a vase, a candelabrum, a coffee pot, an altar and a fireplace — have been made by Factum Arte in Madrid. Review: Piranesi's Elevated Etchings 2010-10-20T11:22:00Z That was my first thought, sitting in a booth as cozy as a chicken coop simultaneously illuminated by a wax-encrusted silver candelabrum and a wire-caged filament bulb. Farm-to-fork fare 2011-08-25T18:07:05Z They accompany Agneskirchner to flea markets to furnish the apartment with antiques, including a candelabrum, brass fixtures, tables, pictures, a top hat and a scroll of a song written in Hebrew. 'An Apartment in Berlin' examines trend of Jews' moving to German city 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z “We need law and order,” Trump told Leslie Stahl, as a large candelabrum hovered in the background over his right shoulder. Teflon minimalism: The surprisingly sleek architecture of the GOP convention 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Many Hanukkah observers display their menorahs in areas where the holy candelabrum can be viewed by inhabitants and guests. How people celebrate Hanukkah around the world 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z During Hanukkah, the “Festival of Lights,” Jews light the Menorah, a candelabrum of nine candles, and during the four weeks of Advent Christians light a Yule Log. After a dark year, rejoice in a telescope’s journey to seek our primordial light 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z He lit the large Hanukkah candelabrum, dubbed the "National Menorah," erected in the park with private funds and delivered brief remarks. How Hanukkah came to be an annual White House celebration 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z It is in the shape of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabrum that is a Jewish symbol. Perspective | A Jewish school and a new D.C. nightclub have something in common: Cool logos 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Each held a single candle, with which they lighted the wicks of a candelabrum, and writer, producer and host Trish Nelson invited the full audience to join hands. The Secret Society of the Sisterhood is in session 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Kubitschek put a few new candles in the candelabrum, pressing them into the molten red wax of the old ones. The Prophet of Germany’s New Right 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z For example, some people think it’s technically wrong to say candelabra when you mean just one multibranched candlestick; the Latin singular is candelabrum. You’re Saying It Wrong: Design Words That’ll Trip You Up 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Bush displayed a menorah there, a candelabrum given to him by the Synagogue Council of America. How Hanukkah came to be an annual White House celebration 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z "That should be candelabrum, singular, assuming he was carrying only one," she said, still eyeing me suspiciously. A Point of View: Have yourself a very Jewish Christmas - BBC News 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z The eight nights of lighting the branched candelabrum represent the eight nights a one-day supply of oil miraculously lasted for a small band of Jewish people in 165 B.C. fighting to defeat the Greek army. The First Night of Hanukkah: Here's What You Need To Know 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z The prize was a three-branch candelabrum with three apples on top. Court Rules Against French Comedian Dieudonné in Free-Speech Case 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z The palm-like Pandanus candelabrum apparently prefers soil rich in kimberlite — a type of igneous rock that forms in the Earth's crust in huge vertical columns. Rare African plant points the way to diamonds 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The species looks like an elegant, electric-pink candelabrum on video taken from an unmanned submarine. Vivid corals and other creatures are found deep off the Mid-Atlantic coast 2013-06-10T19:00:37Z One was unfinished in its drapery, and the other, a kneeling angel holding a candelabrum, was not even begun. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z It had the appearance of a giant candelabrum, with the orange-scarlet blossoms that tipped the boughs like jets of flame. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z That on the right, with a candelabrum for the Easter candle, was for the gospel; that on the left for the epistle. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z He stood for a few seconds, looking after the two as they departed; then, as the old servant approached, he took the candelabrum from his hand. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z At one side of the apartment the men of the party were gathered; one of them held a lighted candelabrum high in the air to light both men equally. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z Capacious booths, with privacy draperies, surround a cruciform communal table decked out with a super-elongated candelabrum. | South Norwalk: Red Lulu Cocina in South Norwalk ? Review 2012-01-07T00:31:23Z A magnificent candelabrum hangs from the roof of the choir p. 132stall. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z Marta noticed that the wax of a candelabrum was burning out, and that the glass socket was in danger of cracking. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z At each of the 135four corners is a colossal candelabrum of cast iron, with entwining serpents of bronze gilded. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Each of these blocks contained a dozen or more candle sockets, serving the purpose of a candelabrum. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z The magnificent bronze candelabrum, which stands to the left of the altar, is twelve feet high. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z A table, covered with parchment scrolls, and placed near the sculptured chimney, is lighted by a candelabrum of massive silver furnished with burning wax candles. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z Hanging from the ceiling, a candelabrum of gilt bronze spreads its branches twisted into elegant volutes. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The centre of the room was taken up by a table covered with a white cloth; on it stood an Indian bowl and a heavy silver candelabrum. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z Here tall horse-chestnut trees stand single—one great silvery candelabrum of blossom. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z In the illustration will be seen a fine Paschal candelabrum, with most intricate inlay, as fine in its way as that described in the next chapter. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The candles in them were not lighted, as it was still daylight, and a great silver candelabrum on the table gave what additional light was needed. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z Her eyes, when she chose to discover them, were brown, her eyebrows almost black, her hair dull gold, the gold of the candelabrum—the gold of artifice, on the word of Helena. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z The seven candles of the seven-armed candelabrum had burnt down to the sockets and the table presented a dismal sight. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z Monsieur Achille had been accompanying Madame la Marquise on her way along the corridors; he was carrying a candelabrum, wherein four wax candles spluttered and flickered in the incessant draught. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z In the north transept is a very good example of the metal work of the thirteenth century, in the shape of a fine bejewelled bronze candelabrum. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Fruit they find too on several species of cactus; the best of them on the pitahaya, whose tall rigid stems, with limbs like the branches of a candelabrum, tower up around their camp. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z The woman and her two companions bade me good night, snuffed the candles in the candelabrum, and left me for light a single alabaster lamp, which threw a pale illumination over the spacious room. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z On a dressing-table was a candelabrum, with but one of its branches lighted, so that the interior of the room was dim to the sight. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z He placed one massive pewter candelabrum on the table occupied by Gaston and de Mortémar: the other he carried to the further end of the room. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Thirteen hundred and seventy candles in the great candelabrum glowed on the silver floor of the shrine, and glittered on the gold and silver statues around it. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z But the lad shook himself free as a wounded stag shakes off the murderous pack, then dashed the candelabrum on the ground, and rushed to the door. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z How fail to notice our glittering, gleaming, glorious candelabrum? Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado 2011-01-12T03:00:34.043Z These sets consisted of a three-pronged candelabrum for the middle, and a single stick on either side. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z The wax-candles of the candelabrum in front of her were flickering in the wind. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z Tapers in a European candelabrum threw flickering light upon European silverware. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z But one afternoon while Penny was inserting new candles in the glass candelabrum she so much admired, the old lady watched her from her chair by the window. The Wishing Well 2010-12-20T17:12:27.090Z Anne, meanwhile, has hurried to the desk, and, seizing a candle there, begins to light others in a candelabrum on the dressing-table. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors "You were charming to-night, Ad�le," said Marquard, as he pushed back a plate filled with oyster shells and rose to light a cigar at the candelabrum. The Children of the World I took the candelabrum to light myself along while I went reading the names on the little tablets, reaching about two centuries back. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales The most ancient example is the bronze candelabrum made by Callimachus for the Erechtheum at Athens, to carry the lamp sacred to Minerva. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The candelabrum supported the seven lamps, which gave light to the ministering priests. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews On the walls, trees were trained exactly in the shape of a candelabrum with two branches; others had stems and branches adjusted obliquely, like basaltic strata. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine A candelabrum with five candles was burning on the daintily spread table, at which the gay beauty sat with her friend, resting on her laurels after the first night of a new opera. The Children of the World On a centre-table covered with a handsome Persian rug was a massive silver candelabrum in the form of a siren who held up a wax candle in each hand. The Golden Age in Transylvania The word “candelabrum” is also now used to describe many different forms of lighting with multiple points, and is often applied to hanging lights as well as to those which rise from a stand. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" A tarnished silver candelabrum shed faint light through the chamber, and by its flickering glow he searched for Vilma, thoroughly, painstakingly—futilely. Isle of the Undead Only the heavy candelabrum stood between the two. Saga of Halfred the Sigskald A Northern Tale of the Tenth Century I soon rallied, however, and, drawing the Friar to one side, said, "How many crowns will buy a candelabrum worthy of your chapel?" Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Besides jewelled service-books, there are chalices, incense burners, a gold candelabrum, and a jewelled crucifix, fashioned, if not in part by him, at least under his supervision. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens The glowing candelabrum of seven candles on either side of the square mirror surprised her deeply. The "Genius" And Mr. Bizikas, the little old gentleman in the vivid tarbush, who was lighting a very dirty tin lamp to assist the one candle in the oriental candelabrum, had no objection. Aliens The staircase was crooked and shaky, and at the top of it, like a moving candelabrum, stood a waiter with a tallow candle in his hand. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. The table was surrounded with tall candelabrum of brass and gilded wood. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Hunter could distinguish nothing in the room except a thin, elderly woman who seemed to be moving around a table where six candles burned in a silver candelabrum. The Cartels Jungle A great candelabrum hung from the ceiling, with sconces for nearly a hundred candles and ornamented with glittering crystal pendants. The Boarded-Up House High up under the mansard roof hung an antique oriental candelabrum with one candle. Aliens What I'm afraid of is that I'll get the habit up here, and will be wanting Charlie to set out a silver candelabrum with my lager. Seven Keys to Baldpate While she was hesitating, Pats drew aside the tapestry and passed with the candelabrum into the chamber. The Pines of Lory While he was making some insignificant answer, the maid, in moving the candelabrum on the spinet, accidentally brushed therefrom his hat, which had been lying on it. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 Here, too, was another elaborate candelabrum, somewhat smaller than the first, queer, spindle-legged, fiddle-backed chairs, beautiful cabinets and tables, and an old, square piano, still open. The Boarded-Up House A row of candles burned in a wrought-iron candelabrum beside the clerk, lighting a wall hanging behind him that depicted some idolatrous Christian religious scene. The Saracen: The Holy War On the right there is a standard or candelabrum, and on the left a group of three figures. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Like the branches of a silver candelabrum, all united near its centre, and there formed a pellucid stream, that, sweeping onward, discharged itself through the ravine into Robideau’s Pass. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Williams soon came in with the writing materials, and placed them, at Elizabeth’s direction, on a table 128 that stood between the two eastern windows, and on which was a lighted candelabrum. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 Joyce glanced at the big hanging candelabrum and sighed with weariness. The Boarded-Up House Before we quit this subject we have still one candelabrum to notice, which for simplicity of design and delicacy of execution is hardly to be surpassed by any in the Neapolitan collection. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life At the door, the first thing that struck me was a candelabrum of vermilion on a table, on which there were two covers. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man The Cereus thurberi, the pipe-organ, or candelabrum cactus, as it is variously called, grows in thick straight columns often clumped closely together, a picturesque and beautiful creation. The Book of the National Parks The little cascades in the brook were ornamented with transparent shields, and long candelabrums and spermaceti-colored fools'-caps and plated jellies and white globes, with the black water whirling along transparently underneath. Stories of Authors, British and American Don't you just long to know what this room would look like with that big candelabrum going? The Boarded-Up House So are two angels that are above by way of ornament, each with a candelabrum in his hand. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 03 (of 10), Filarete and Simone to Mantegna "You mean the candelabrum?" asked one of his assistants. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man In front of the larger one on the right is a fine Paschal candelabrum, decorated in mosaic. The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration Vol 1, No. 9 1895 The rosy light of the candelabrum beamed upon his cadaverous lips. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Sometime I'm going to buy enough wax candles to fill that whole chandelier—or candelabrum rather—and we'll light it just once and see how it makes things look. The Boarded-Up House A single lighted candelabrum scarcely disturbed the mystery of the moonlight, which streamed in like a "milky way." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 Once at rehearsals he pointed to a heavy candelabrum that stood on a table. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man Before the Gospel ambo is a fine mosaic candelabrum standing on a Roman cippus reversed, having an olive branch and birds sculptured on it. The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration Vol 1, No. 9 1895 The gilt candelabrum on the mantel was lighted up, and it had so many branches and prisms it was quite brilliant. A Little Girl in Old New York Hillard, a wild joy in his heart, caught the prince by the throat and jammed him back against the rose-satin panel, under a dripping candelabrum. The Lure of the Mask The accompanying cut represents the candelabrum still existing in the church of SS. Pagan and Christian Rome This may be illustrated by such words as abdomen, acclimate, appendicitis, candelabrum, data, finance, ignoramus, gratis, etc. A Manual of Pronunciation For Practical Use in Schools and Families The famous candelabrum of five tiers of figures, at the projecting angle, is of white marble. The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration Vol 1, No. 9 1895 A moment later the pair entered the warm, cosy dining-room, and stood intently regarding each other by the light of a candelabrum which occupied the centre of the handsomely appointed table. The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer "Better be cautious!" whispered Mr. Sesemann, seizing the candelabrum in the other hand. Heidi (Gift Edition) The chalices and incense-burners and the massive golden corona or candelabrum of the cathedral were also the productions of his own workshops. Illuminated Manuscripts Shortly before the service is concluded, all the worshippers have their tapers lighted, the flame being procured from a candelabrum in front of the sacred icon. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Clemens of Alexandria refers to the seven lamps of the candelabrum, 10-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry One seems to be lighting a candelabrum with a flambeau; another carries a bowl which may be used for incense. Correggio A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation A candelabrum of fanciful design, combining lions devouring men and beasts, cranes, flowers, and winged genii, stands by the pulpit. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series The man who laid the cloth lighted candles in a silver candelabrum and set it on the table, and carried a brand to waxlights which decorated the buffet. The Lady of Fort St. John This is done by those nearest to the candelabrum lighting their tapers, while those behind them get the sacred flame from them, and in this way all get their tapers lit. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers It looked marble white and expressionless as that of a statue in the light of seven wax candles grouped together in a silver candelabrum. The Second Latchkey Marsh holds an iron candelabrum aloft, for the other candles have gutted and the room is shadowy. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People As she sat there beneath the glare of the candelabrum she positively blazed with gems. Dead Man's Rock The night had come already, and I was putting on some of Carlos' clothes by the many flames of candles burning in a tall bronze candelabrum, whose three legs figured the paws of a lion. Romance There was a time,"—blowing rings at the candelabrum,—"when I was respected like yourself, rich, sought after. Hearts and Masks A black man was lighting the candles in a candelabrum made of two narrow bars of wood nailed across each other at right angles, and perforated with holes. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader Marsh is about to crash the candelabrum on Richard's sword, when Richard, with a deft movement, seizes it and hurls it to the floor, where it falls with a dull clatter. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People As I said this I held out the clasp, which flashed brightly as it caught the rays of the large candelabrum overhead. Dead Man's Rock The lights of my candelabrum had gone out. Romance Moriarty lighted a four-branched candelabrum and showed us the way to the little private dining-room, took our orders, and left us. Hearts and Masks Lights were now aglow in a great candelabrum over the table and in many tall lampadaria. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ It struck a candelabrum, a giant relic of ancient wood as tall as himself. Diane of the Green Van Jehan, the marquis's aged valet, entered soon after with a large candelabrum of wax candles. The Grey Cloak Over in another corner was a heavy, medium-sized square table, on which stood a blackened candelabrum and a tarnished silver-gilt cup. A Woman Named Smith Quick as a passing sunshadow, his hand swept the candelabrum from the table. Hearts and Masks Mighty snug was the dining-room that evening, with its oaken sideboard, its prints and portraits on the wall, its sputtering fire, and its well-filled table lighted from a candelabrum in the centre. Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. Bolder than his companions of the air, a cactus owl, perched upon the highest column of a great green candelabrum, viewed her with a steady detachment, "sleepless, with cold, commemorative eyes." Success A Novel The smith's art is shown in the fine candelabrum and in the knocker or ring-plate, perforated with Gothic design, still backed with its original morocco leather. Vanishing England In the church there was also an elaborate brass candelabrum for eighteen lights with this suitable inscription: Thy Word is a Lantern to my Feet And a light unto my Path. From John O'Groats to Land's End He caught up the candelabrum and strode over to us. Helmet of Navarre J. and the secretaries flew downstairs, two servants raced after them, each carrying a candelabrum of six lighted candles. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 The speaker lowered the candelabrum and set it upon the table. Sir Mortimer The walls and ceiling were smoothly covered with a neutral-tinted silk, patterned in dim figures; and from a fluted pillar of exceeding lightness an enormous candelabrum shed clear radiance upon the objects in the room. Romance Island Upon the mantel is an immense terra-cotta candlestick which can be transformed into a three-branched candelabrum by turning it upside down. Ticket No. "9672" This was a candelabrum of gold richly adorned with jewels. Roman life in the days of Cicero In the center of this fine room is an enormous candelabrum with many branches, at the top a statue of wood, the whole carved by Victor Hugo's own hands. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great The Carmelite meanwhile detached two heavy silver sconces from a great candelabrum and set them by her feet. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales A large bunch of keys hung on one side of her waist, and she held in her hand an old-fashioned candelabrum with two lighted wax candles. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English Then comes hobnobbing, with an interlocutory dissertation upon a plateau, candelabrum, or some other superfluous machine, in the centre of the table. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 When some days had passed and the candelabrum was not returned, he sent to ask for it. Roman life in the days of Cicero "Blow out all the candles except the candelabrum on the table." Murder in Any Degree Thus it came about that Stoddard and I faced each other across the table in the refectory that same evening under the lights of a great candelabrum which Bates had produced from the store-room below. The House of a Thousand Candles The butler had started upstairs, a candelabrum in his hand. D'Ri and I To this statue Michelangelo put the last touches; and he also carved a kneeling angel with a candelabrum, the workmanship of which surpasses in delicacy of execution all the other figures on the tomb. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti Now in no one of the seven apartments was there any lamp or candelabrum, amid the profusion of golden ornaments that lay scattered to and fro, or depended from the roof. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers "Put the candelabrum on this table—here," said Mrs. Kildair, indicating a large round table on which a few books were grouped. Murder in Any Degree Larry picked up from the hearth the big candelabrum with which Bates had defended himself. The House of a Thousand Candles No trace remained of the unfortunate scene of the previous night, save a broken candelabrum on the chimney-piece. The Count's Millions The door of the billiard-room opposite the one I was near flew wide open, and my stepfather appeared, with a lighted candelabrum in each hand. The Jew and Other Stories There was also a tall, ornamental stand resembling a candelabrum, made of wood and decorated with a profusion of long, slightly twisted strips of leaves from the sugar-palm, which hung down to the floor. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 At the side of the bed was a golden satyr, holding in his hand a candelabrum, containing four rose-color wax candles, also perfumed. Chicot the Jester In turning it about under the candelabrum I saw that in several places the glaze had been rubbed from the paper by an eraser, and this piqued my curiosity. The House of a Thousand Candles He lit the candelabrum of ten candles upon the centre table. The Green Flag But the chief beauty of this unequalled supper-room was an immense bronze candelabrum, which rose in the centre from a column of black marble. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 "Well, if you're after acetylene gas I guess you'll be disappointed," said Mrs. Gilligan as her torch lighted up a wonderful old-fashioned richly carved candelabrum containing a dozen candles, half burned and looking rather wilted. Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance The Queer Homestead at Cherry Corners Before her branched a silver candelabrum, and beyond it, with the light in his face, Dan was sitting. The Battle Ground The trunk is divided into a great number of branches, which rise in the form of a candelabrum, and are terminated by tufts of leaves, like the yucca which adorns the valley of Mexico. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 The flowers of this lofty climber are disposed in a circle, hanging downwards, like an inverted candelabrum. The Naturalist in Nicaragua Mary straightened one of the tall white candles in the candelabrum of many prisms on the end of the mantelpiece near which she stood. Miss Gibbie Gault We have met with only one exception, and that only a partial one, namely, with the petioles of the two first leaves of Acanthus candelabrum. The Power of Movement in Plants Datum, Phenomenon Datum, erratum, candelabrum, and memorandum form their plurals by changing um to a; as, data, errata, etc. Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking On the top of a high stand, something like a candelabrum, is balanced rather delicately a little saucer of brass. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life Marcian took a few paces, glanced at the sweet face, the beautiful head with its long golden hair, and came back to his place by the candelabrum, on which he rested a trembling hand. Veranilda Lamps and a fine candelabrum gave a sufficiency of light. Jeanne of the Marshes In one seedling of A. candelabrum the first leaf was arched and nine times as long as the second, which latter consisted of a mere little, yellowish-white, straight, hairy style. The Power of Movement in Plants The last two also take the English plurals, memorandums, candelabrums. Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking Two richly-liveried servants received him at the gate of the palace; one of them held a silver candelabrum, in which five wax-lights were burning. Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends As then, he gazed at the bronze group of the candelabrum; his eyes were fixed on those of Proserpine. Veranilda "Yes, my dear," replied she, as she advanced to her work-table from whence she took up a silver candelabrum, and signed to Charlotte to follow. Joseph II. and His Court The floor was spread with silken carpets embroidered in gold and silver, and under the lamp stood a great candle, burning in a candelabrum of gold. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 From this candelabrum there fell upon the board a soft golden radiance that struck bright gleams from crystals and plate of gold and silver. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza He took the candelabrum and entered his study. Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends In the middle of the room stood a great bronze candelabrum, many-branched for the suspension of lamps, at its base three figures, Pluto, Neptune, and Proserpine. Veranilda At a height of from twelve to twenty feet each arm of the many-branched candelabrum ends in a stiff rosette of gray-green spiky leaves as tough as hemp. The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America The brilliant light from a quaintly-shaped candelabrum, in the centre of the chamber, dazzled them, but in a few minutes their eyes had become accustomed to it. The Land of the Changing Sun Then he stretched his fat hand, grown over with reddish hair, to a golden candelabrum plundered from Delphi, to burn the verses. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero He next went into the galleries, and with the greatest coolness threw down, one after another, an enameled vase, a porphyry ewer, and a bronze candelabrum. Ten Years Later Somehow the aspect of these two persons displeased me; yet I decided, for all that, to light my cigarette at the candelabrum which was standing before them. Youth Malkiel the Second drew the cupboard door to, and grasped a silver candelabrum in each hand to sustain himself upon the rather sharp rim of the loving-cup. The Prophet of Berkeley Square The lights in the candelabrum were out, but a gray light came in at the top and bottom of the window. The Land of the Changing Sun Surely a candlestick, or rather an old-fashioned candelabrum with a half-burned candle in one of its sockets. The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair We might imagine it the adornment of a throne or chair of state, or the end of a chariot pole, or a portion of the stem of a candelabrum. History of Phoenicia I'll have six separate candlesticks like this, not a candelabrum, and that will be the only light in the room. His Own People A tall candelabrum, bearing a small antique lamp with highly perfumed oil, is standing near the head of my sleeping friend. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5 The position of the candelabrum displeased me, and outreaching my hand with difficulty, rather than disturb my slumbering valet, I placed it so as to throw its rays more fully upon the book. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 The steps taken between the table where the candelabrum stood and the place where she lay, were taken, if taken at all by her, before that shot was fired. The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair On the mantel-shelf, covered with red velvet, is a tall clock of tortoise-shell inlaid with brass, flanked on each side with a silver candelabrum of singular design. Beatrix We could almost fancy the mountain branching out above us like a tree of stone, and carrying all those cosmic lights like a candelabrum. Manalive The entrance hall was imposing with palms and ferns and the light of an immense candelabrum. Roads of Destiny With deep and reverent awe I replaced the candelabrum in its former position. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 I remembered the lack of dust on the nest of little tables from which the upper one had been drawn forward to hold the candelabrum, and gently shook my head. The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair So saying, he brandished a thick stick with a white china handle, which he used to guide himself, thereby nearly knocking over a candelabrum on the dinner-table upon Madame Minard's head. The Lesser Bourgeoisie It came from the prism pendants encircling the old-fashioned candelabrum in her hand. Pollyanna At the risk of catching on to the gryphons and chimaeras of the huge candelabrum, he stood there, braving the glare and dropping of the wax candles, to Martial's extreme annoyance. Domestic Peace So loaded was the still air with electricity that from every point aloft pale flames streamed upward, giving the ship the appearance of a huge candelabrum with innumerable branches. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales "Well, I had a candle; it was in a candelabrum." The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair A candelabrum completely covered with chiselled flowers was burning at the far end, and each of its eight golden branches bore a wick of byssus in a diamond chalice. Salammbo Also, every evening would see placed upon the drawing-room table a fine bronze candelabrum, a statuette representative of the Three Graces, a tray inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and a rickety, lop-sided copper invalide. Dead Souls "Of that candelabrum," replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny. Domestic Peace My next move was toward the little table holding the candelabrum with the glittering pendants. The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair "The same I used upstairs, of course" "And you can not remember where you left this candle and candelabrum when you finally quitted the house?" The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair The motion of his mantle agitated the lights of the candelabrum, which was lower than his sandals, and the fine dust raised by his footsteps surrounded him like a cloud as high as the waist. Salammbo Neither had the candelabrum been standing there long, dust being found under as well as around it. The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair Had Mr. Jeffrey placed the small stand holding the candelabrum on the spot where it had been found? The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair "I have no recollection of doing so" "Then you can not tell us whether the little table was standing there, with the candelabrum upon it or—" "I can tell you nothing about it." The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair All I have told about using matches to light me to the southwest chamber is true, also my coming upon the old candelabrum there, with a candle in one of its sockets. The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair Then further back, higher than the candelabrum, and much higher than the altar, rose the Moloch, all of iron, and with gaping apertures in his human breast. Salammbo It had been set back against the wall where it properly belonged, and the candelabrum removed. The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair The handkerchief, also, was missing from the mantel where I had left it, and when I opened the closet door, it was to find the floor bare and the second candelabrum and candle removed. The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair The other, that he had carried up to her room a large candelabrum from the drawing-room mantel. The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair In putting back the drawers I hit the candelabrum with my foot, upsetting it and throwing out the burning candle. The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair |
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