bobeche

[boh-besh]

bo·bèche

[boh-besh]
noun
a slightly cupped ring placed over the socket of a candleholder to catch the drippings of a candle.

Origin:
1895–1900; < French, of uncertain origin; bob- perhaps akin to the base of bobine bobbin
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