candelt

An obsolete form of candle. candelabrum (kan-de-lā'brum), n.; pl. candela bra (-brä). [L., Candelabra of Bronze.- First example, epoch of Napoleon I.; second example, Roman, from Pompeii. ing to a proportionate height; these, often made of marble, were used in connection with religious observances, and were rather monuments or votive offerings than utensils. 2. Any branched candlestick differing from a chandelier or bracket in resting upon a foot. Some very beautiful candelabra exist in churches, most commonly made to hold seven candles. One in Milan cathedral, of bronze, dating from the twelfth century, is perhaps the richest in existence. The "seven-branched candlesticks" of the Hebrews (see candlestick ) are properly candelabra. 3. A variety of arabesque in which a strongly marked vertical motive is present. Thus, a shaft or a sort of pilaster from which the scrollwork of the design is given off is called a candelabrum, and gives the name of candelabrum to the design itself. 4. pl. In sponges, branching terminal spines. Encyc. Brit. Cancroma (kang-krō'mä), n . [NL. (Linnæus, 1766), named with reference to F. crabier , crab- eater (in zoöl. and ornith.), cancer (caner-), a crab. For the form, cf. L. cancroma, can- ceroma , under carcinoma .] A genus of altricial grallatorial birds, of the order He rod i ones and family Ardeida ; the boatbills or boat-billed candencyt (kan'den-si), n. [L. candent i a, herons of tropical America, characterized by the dilatation and inflation of the cochlear i- form bill. There is but one well-established species, C. cochlear i a. The genus is typical of a subfamily Cancro- mine. Also called Can crop hag us . See boatbill . IMG:content-3021.png:[blocks in formation]