What's the difference between candelabrum and chandlery?

Candelabrum


Definition:

  • (n.) A lamp stand of any sort.
  • (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.

Chandlery


Definition:

  • (n.) Commodities sold by a chandler.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Nobody around here worries about Hinkley.” Yeandle’s friend George Reeder, who works at the chandlery at Watchet, agreed.

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