cigarette holder ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a mouthpiece of plastic, ivory, etc., for holding a cigarette while it is being smoked.
Origin of cigarette holder First recorded in 1920–25 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for cigarette holder Historical Examples of cigarette holder
He took out of his flannel coat his cigarette-holder, but she told him to dress.
Anatole France
That cigarette-holder is very pretty: what does it represent?
Armando Palacio Valds
It was now that I had the happy thought of bringing a cigarette-holder to my assistance.
J. M. Barrie
But of course one cannot make a pipe-stem out of a cigarette-holder all at once.
J. M. Barrie
M. Claretie presents a cigarette-holder and feels a hand which tries to seize it, but he resists and will not let it go.
Camille Flammarion
British Dictionary definitions for cigarette holder cigarette holder noun
- a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigarette while it is smoked
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