CANDLEHOLDER

Etymology

Noun

candleholder (plural candleholders)

A device for holding one or more lit candles

Hyponyms: candelabrum, candlestick, girandole

(historical) A person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light.

(dated, by extension) One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them.

Source: Wiktionary


Can"dle*hold`er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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