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Reference: Candlestick (2)
Smith
Candlestick,
in
is merely a lamp-stand, made in various forms, to hold up the simple Oriental hand-lamps.
Candlestick,
in
is merely a lamp-stand, made in various forms, to hold up the simple Oriental hand-lamps.
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a modius [1.916 gallon measure], but on a candlestick, and it shines to all in the house.
And he said to them, Does a light come to be put under a modius [1.916 gallon measure], or under a bed? and not to be put in a candlestick?