candlestand

[ kan-dl-stand ]

noun

1. a slender stand or table, often with a tripod base, for holding a candlestick or candelabrum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of candlestand¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; candle + stand

Example Sentences

A single candle burned still in the silver stick on the candlestand, but through the shutterless French windows giving upon the rear balcony, a bath of opal-rayed moonlight flooded the room.

From Project Gutenberg

There is no more ice hockey on TV, and the football season hasn't yet begun�they're bored, that's why they crowd around the candlestand to buy candles, pushing Christians aside like sacks of straw and swearing at what they call "church businessmen."

From Time Magazine Archive

Here they took off their hats and laid down their budgets, and then went through to mother's room, where there were a bed and a cradle, a bureau, a big chest, a table piled up with work, a smaller candlestand, and a curious old desk.

From Project Gutenberg

The window was wide open to the night, where the snow was still falling, and beside the candlestand at the head of the bed the nurse was filling a hypodermic syringe from a teaspoon.

From Project Gutenberg