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Candle Coal :: Candle coal () See Cannel coal.

Lucubrate :: Lucubrate (n.) To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.

Candelabrum :: Candelabrum (n.) A large candlestick, having several branches..

Candlestick :: Candlestick (n.) An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle.

Candlefish :: Candlefish (n.) A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also eulachon. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it.

Light :: Light (n.) That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc..

Swallet :: Swale (n.) A gutter in a candle.

Candlelight :: Candlelight (n.) The light of a candle.

Wick :: Wick (n.) A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned..

Candlefish :: Candlefish (n.) The beshow.

Snoff :: Snoff (n.) A short candle end used for igniting a fuse.

Snuff :: Snuff (v. t.) The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not..

Chandler :: Chandler (n.) A maker or seller of candles.

Candlemas :: Candlemas (n.) The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because the candles for the altar or other sacred uses are blessed on that day..

Waxberry :: Waxberry (n.) The wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry. See Bayberry, and Candleberry tree..

Benediction :: Benediction (n.) A solemn rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water, and formally dedicated to God..

Bayberry :: Bayberry (n.) The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also candleberry tree.

Snuffers :: Snuffers (n. pl.) An instrument for cropping and holding the snuff of a candle.

Show :: Show (n.) A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp..

Candlebomb :: Candlebomb (n.) A pasteboard shell used in signaling. It is filled with a composition which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.

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