lampstand

lampstand

English

Etymology

lamp +‎ stand

Noun

lampstand (plural lampstands)

1. A menorah or other holder or stand for a lamp.
   • 1967, R. D. Laing, The Politics of Experience and the Bird of Paradise:

     What the fuck are you doing with a buddha as a lampstand?

Translations

lamp holder

Aramaic: Classical Syriac: ܡܙܡܟܐ‎ m, ܡܢܪܬܐ‎ f Chinese: Mandarin: 燈臺 (zh), 灯台 (zh) (dēngtái), 燈座 (zh), 灯座 (zh) (dēngzuò) Finnish: lampunjalka Greek: Ancient: λυχνοῦχος m (lukhnoûkhos), λυχνίδιον n (lukhnídion) Gujarati: દીવી (dīvī), સમેદાની (samedānī) Kolami: జల్కెర Latin: lychnūchus Malagasy: fanaovan-jiro (mg) Old Church Slavonic: свѣщило (svěštilo)