candēlābrum, i, n. (old form can-dēlāber, m., like arater for aratrum, acc. to Arn. 1, p. 36: candēlābrus, Petr. 75.10.—Acc.: candelabrum ardentem, Caecil. Com. Fragm. 111, ap. Non. p. 202, 16) [candela]: in quo figunt candelam candelabrum appellant, Varr. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 225; cf. id. L. L. 5, § 119 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. p. 46 ib.;
a candlestick , a branched candlestick , a chandelier , candelabrum , or also lamp-stand , light-stand , sometimes of exquisite workmanship, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 74, § 183; 2, 4, 26, § 60; 2, 4, 28, §§ 64 and 65; Vitr. 7, 5, 3; Quint. 6, 3, 99; Plin. 34, 3, 6, § 11 al.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 727; Mart. 14, 43.