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candle snuffers (lighting device components, furnishings components, ... Components (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Devices for trimming the wicks of candles and lamps to keep the end of the wick even and clean; usually in the form of scissors with one blade bearing a boxlike receptacle to catch the cut-off ends of the charred wick. For scissorlike devices with flat disc-shaped ends used for pinching out a candle flame, use "douters." For cone-shaped devices used to extinguish flames, use "extinguishers." |
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candle snuffers (preferred,C,U,American English-P,D,U,PN)
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candle snuffer (C,U,American English,AD,U,SN)
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candlesnuffer (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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candlesnuffer (American English,UF,U,N)
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candlesnuffers (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
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snuffer, candle (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
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snuffers (candle) (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
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snuffers, candle (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
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candle-snuffers (C,U,British English-P,D,U,PN)
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candle-snuffer (C,U,British English,AD,U,SN)
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kaarsensnuiters (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,PN)
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kaarsensnuiter (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,SN)
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kaarsesnuiters (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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kaarsesnuiter (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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mouchettes (candle snuffers) (C,U,French-P,D,U,PN)
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mouchette (candle snuffer) (C,U,French,AD,U,SN)
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Lichtputzschere (C,V,German-P,D,SN)
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Dochtschere (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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Dochtscheren (C,V,German,AD,PN)
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Lichtputzscheren (C,V,German,AD,PN)
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Lichtschere (C,V,German,UF,SN)
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Lichtscheren (C,V,German,UF,PN)
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bujías (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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bujía (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.PJ |
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Objects Facet |
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.... Components (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ components (objects parts) (G) |
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............ <components by specific context> (G) |
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................ furnishings components (G) |
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.................... lighting device components (G) |
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........................ candle snuffers (G) |
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Dutch ..... Instrumenten voor het afknippen van de pitten van kaarsen en lampen om het uiteinde van de pit gelijkmatig te maken en schoon te houden; meestal in de vorm van scharen met een doosvormig bakje aan een blad om de afgeknipte eindjes van de verkoolde pit op te vangen. Voor schaarachtige instrumenten met platte, schijfvormige uiteinden die worden gebruikt om een kaarsvlam uit te knijpen wordt 'douters' gebruikt. Voor kegelvormige instrumenten die worden gebruikt om vlammen te doven wordt 'dompers' gebruikt. |
German ..... Gerät zum Kürzen des Dochts einer Kerze oder Lampe, um dessen Ende glatt und sauber zu halten; gewöhnlich in der Form einer Schere, bei der eine Klinge mit einem kastenförmigen Behälter ausgestattet ist, um die abgeschnittenen Enden des verkohlten Dochts aufzufangen. Für ein scherenähnliches Gerät mit flachen scheibenförmigen Enden, das genutzt wird, um eine Kerzenflamme zu ersticken, nutze "douters". Für ein kegelförmiges Gerät, das zum Löschen von Flammen genutzt wird, nutze "Löschhütchen". |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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Bacot, 19th Century Lighting (1987) 93 |
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Caspall, Making Fire and Light (1987) 50 |
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Darbee, Glossary of Old Lamps (1974) illustration |
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Fleming and Honour, Dictionary of the Decorative Arts (1977) 744 |
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Hobard, Early Lighting in New England (1964) 81 |
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Hough, Collection of Heating and Lighting Utemsils (1928) 41 |
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O'Dea, Social History of Lighting (1958) |
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Oxford English Dictionary (1989) |
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Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993) |
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Rushlight Club, Early Lighting (1972) illustration, 118 |
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Russell, Heritage of Light (1968) illustration, 33 |
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Smithsonian Institute Annual Report (1846-1964) 396, 1951 Smithsonian Institution Annual Report |
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Thwing and Daniels, Dictionary of Old Lamps (1952) |
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Verlet, 18th Century in France (1967) |
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) |
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