<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">candle snuffers</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31350008</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:34:28</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">candlesnuffer</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">candle-snuffer</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">candle snuffer</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">candlesnuffers</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">snuffer, candle</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">snuffers</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">snuffers, candle</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Devices for trimming the wicks of candles and lamps to keep the end of the wick even and clean; usually in the form of scissors with one blade bearing a boxlike receptacle to catch the cut-off ends of the charred wick. For scissorlike devices with flat disc-shaped ends used for pinching out a candle flame, use "douters." For cone-shaped devices used to extinguish flames, use "extinguishers." ]]></dc:description></metadata>