candlestick.

1. A stand or holder designed to support a candle.

2. A chart marker showing opening, closing, high, and low prices for a trading period.

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Words that belong together

• brass candlestick
• pair of candlesticks

On the page

A brass candlestick stood by the mirror.

Wax covered the candlestick’s base.

She carried the candlestick into the hall.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular candlestick; plural candlesticks. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.