Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

candle-shade

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: can-dle-shade
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"...do you think you could lower that candle-shade just a little?"
"Neigh was a man who never disturbed the flesh upon his face except when he was obliged to do so, and paused ten seconds where other people only paused one; as he moved his chin in speaking, motes of light from under the candle-shade caught, lost, and caught again the outlying threads of his burnished beard."
"He had removed the green abat-jour, for the candle-shades (as they sometimes will) were performing their office."
"[…] is a comparatively rare brass candlestick with a cylindrical glass candle-shade, and perforated brass cup […]"

Inflected Forms

candle-shades (plural) candleshade (alternative)

Phrases

wall-shade

Frequently Paired Words

wall-shade

Questions

What does candle-shade mean?: 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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