candleshade

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A form of candle-shade — A cover over the flame of a candle or bulb of a lamp to protect the flame or diffuse the light to prevent glare.

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Meanings

nouncandleshade (plural candleshades)

plural candleshades

  1. alternativeAlternative form of candle-shade.

    She smiled, an enigma in the wavering light of our candleshade.

    1987, Donald Stanwood, The Seventh Royale: A Novel
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    […] he had sat opposite to him at the club, the red candleshades staining to a richer rose the wakening wonder of his face.

    1890, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

    ..on turning saw upon the mantelshelf a small, bright-red candleshade, which I took in my hand. It was made, I found, to fit upon the electric tablelamp.

    1905, William Le Queux, The Czar's Spy
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APA

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“candleshade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candleshade. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “candleshade,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candleshade.

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