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

Flare :: Flare (v. i.) To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares..

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..

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

Lantern :: Lantern (n.) Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc. ; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light..

Stub :: Stub (n.) The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar..

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

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

Jesse :: "Jesse (n.) A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; -- called also tree of Jesse..

Snast :: Snast (v. t.) The snuff, or burnt wick, of a candle..

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.

Candleberry Tree :: Candleberry tree () A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry..

Glim :: Glim (n.) A light or candle.

Candle :: Candle (n.) That which gives light; a luminary.

Socket :: Socket (n.) Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick..

Serge :: Serge (n.) A large wax candle used in the ceremonies of various churches.

Quench :: Quench (v. t.) To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc..

Agnus Dei :: Agnus Dei () A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope.

Candlebomb :: Candlebomb (n.) A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam..

Latten :: Latten (n.) A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called also latten brass..

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