What's the difference between candleholder and girandole?

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.

Girandole

Definition:

• (n.) An ornamental branched candlestick.
• (n.) A flower stand, fountain, or the like, of branching form.
• (n.) A kind of revolving firework.
• (n.) A series of chambers in defensive mines.

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