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Historical definition of BOBECHE subst. fem. Partie superieure d'un flambeau, ou d'un chandelier, qui est creuse, où on met la chandelle & la bougie. These 17th-century definitions show the evolution of French language and spelling over the centuries and must be placed in the historical and social context in which they were written.
The meaning of BOBECHE is a usually glass collar on a candle socket to catch drippings or on a candlestick or chandelier to hold suspended glass prisms.
The earliest known use of the noun bobeche is in the 1850s. OED's earliest evidence for bobeche is from 1853, in Boston Post.
Définition de bobèche nom féminin. Disque adapté aux chandeliers et destiné à recueillir la cire qui coule. Petit socle muni d'une pointe, pour planter une bougie dans un gâteau. déf. ex. 17e s. exemples. Phrases avec le mot bobèche. La bougie avait brûlé dans la bobèche du flambeau. Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850)
2 cze 2024 · bobèche (plural bobèches) A cup or ring at the top of a candlestick, used to catch melted wax running down the side of the candle.
Date: ca. 1830. Culture: Bohemian. Medium: Glass. Dimensions: Diameter: 3 in. (7.6 cm) Classification: Glass. Credit Line: Munsey Fund, 1927. Accession Number: 27.185.125. Learn more about this artwork. European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at The Met.
