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† ˈcandle-staff Obs.
[OE. candelstæf, f. candle + staff.]
A candlestick; the main stem or shaft of a branched candlestick.
c1000Ags. Gosp. Matt. v. 15 Ne hi ne ælað hyra loeht-fæt [Vulg. lucernam] and hit under cyfe settað, ac ofer candelstæf [Vulg. candelabrum]. a1100Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 326 Candelabrum, candelstæf. 1382Wyclif Ex. xxv. 33 Six ȝerdes, that ben to be brouȝt forth out of the candelstaf. |