"table lighter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: table lighters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} table lighter (plural table lighters)
  1. A lighter for cigarettes, etc., often ornately decorated, designed to be kept or placed on a table.
    Sense id: en-table_lighter-en-noun-lne~AZPj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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