- candeltréow
- n (-es/-) candelabrum, a candlestick with branches, a candlestick
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
candeltréow
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candelabrum — 1811, from L. candelabrum, which meant candlestick, from candela (see CANDLE (Cf. candle)). O.E. had candeltreow candle tree in same sense. The word was borrowed earlier (late 14c.) from O.Fr. as chaundelabre with the Latin sense. Candelabra is… … Etymology dictionary
