(n.) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple.
(n.) A large candlestick, having several branches.
Example Sentences:
(1) At the level of the terminal segment the basal lamina is highly specialized; in the region of the terminal plug candelabrum-like projections of the tubular basal lamina invade the bases of the modified supporting cells up to a depth of 3.5 microns.
Candleholder
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance.
Example Sentences:
(1) For Patriarchate Yeltsin was a "podsvechnik", or candleholder, meaning he did as much for the church as an inanimate object dripping with wax.
(2) The candleholder, by contrast, produced a ratings drop of a measly three points.