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candle-shades

candle-shades is the plural of candle-shade.

Meaning of candle-shade

Noun

candle-shade (plural candle-shades)

  1. A cover over the flame of a candle or bulb of a lamp to protect the flame or diffuse the light to prevent glare.
    • ...do you think you could lower that candle-shade just a little?1892, F. Anstey, The Talking Horse And Other Tales, →ISBN

Questions about candle-shades

What is candle-shades the plural of?
Candle-shades is the plural of candle-shade.

Words near candle-shades in the dictionary

  1. candle waxes
  2. candle-end
  3. candle-ends
  4. candle-light
  5. candle-shade
  6. candle-shades
  7. candle-snuffer
  8. candle-stub
  9. candle-stubs
  10. candle-waster
  11. candle-wasters

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