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- Primary term
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holder, rushlight
- URI
- https://nomenclature.info/nom/1749 (opens semantic view)
- Definition
- An iron support resembling a pair of pincers, in which one arm is usually straight and fixed upright in a base of iron, wood or cork, or supported on iron feet, while the other arm, often U- or L-shaped and decorative, is movable and generally terminates in a counterweight that serves to hold the pincers closed. Some types have an auxiliary socket which is generally assumed to be a candle holder. Placed on a table or on the floor, used to hold a rushlight, generally at an angle for optimal burning and minimal dripping.
- Definition source(s)
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- Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2009–2018. “Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif et visuel de Parcs Canada.” 2009–2018.
- English
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- Term (International)
- rushlight holder
- Inverted term (International)
- holder, rushlight
- French
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- Term (International)
- chandelier à pinces
- Term gender (International)
- masculine
- Alternative term(s)
- chandelier; chandelier-pince; pince à chandelles; pince à éclats de bois; porte-résine
- Spanish
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- Term
- soportes para teas
- External term source
- Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online
- Date created
- 2010-01-01
- Date updated
- 2021-12-15
- Parks Canada code(s)
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- 02-00352
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- URL
- https://page.nomenclature.info/nom/1749 (reopens this page)
Other references to this concept
Exact matching concepts from other linked open data sources
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Data source | Label | Language | Match |
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus | rushlight holders (Art & Architecture Thesaurus) | English | Exact |
Wikidata | rushlight holder (Wikidata) | English | Exact |
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