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bobeche - 2 dictionary results

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; < F, of uncert. orig.; bob- perh. akin to the base of bobine bobbin
bo·beche   (bō-běsh')   
n.  A usually crystal collar on a candle socket used to catch drippings or to hold suspended pendants.

[French bobèche.]
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