CHANDLERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chandlery mean? 

• CHANDLERY (noun)
  The noun CHANDLERY has 2 senses:

1. candles and other commodities sold by a chandler

2. a storeroom where candles are kept

  Familiarity information: CHANDLERY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHANDLERY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Candles and other commodities sold by a chandler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("chandlery" is a kind of...):

candle; taper; wax light (stick of wax with a wick in the middle)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A storeroom where candles are kept

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("chandlery" is a kind of...):

storage room; storeroom; stowage (a room in which things are stored)