noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
silver
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A silver candlestick was waiting to be lit and a tiny bowl held red rosebuds.
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It stood between two silver candlesticks , prettily wrought in silver.
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Well, I did a moonlight flit and stole two silver candlesticks .
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Thirty-Seven On the table was a light supper, white wine in a cooler, candles in silver candlesticks .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Also on the shelves is a pair of antique silver candlesticks bored for conversion to electricity.
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He watched, almost mesmerised, as the candlestick was slowly raised and drawn back, ready to strike.
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I threw a candlestick at him.
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Inside is a vast collection of brass candlesticks.
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She said she hit him with a candlestick and kneed him in the groin.
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The butchers, bakers and candlestick makers paid their tributes to Mr Powell.
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The looking-glass and candlesticks are made of ivory.