单词 | candlestick turner |
释义 | > as lemmascandlestick turner candlestick-caster, candlestick-maker, candlestick turner, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > support or holder for a candle > [noun] > candlestick > one who makes candlestick-maker1845 ?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. B.vjv Broche makers, glas blowers, candelstycke casts. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 61 Candlesticke turners and tinkers. 1845 B. Disraeli Sybil I. i. iv. 60 Some monster of the middle class, some tinker or tailor, or candlestick-maker, with his long purse, preaching reform and practising corruption. 1852 C. Dickens Bleak House II. 236 With a look candlestickwards. 1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling x. 306 The Candlestick Maker.—This is a fly to light the salmon to bed with. < as lemmas |
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