Definition of candle

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Candle (n.) A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light..

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Waster :: Waster (v. t.) An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste; -- called also a thief..
Flare :: Flare (v. i.) To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares..
Candlelight :: Candlelight (n.) The light of a candle.
Luminous :: Luminous (a.) Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous..
Percher :: Percher (v. i.) A Paris candle anciently used in England; also, a large wax candle formerly set upon the altar..
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.
Candle :: Candle (n.) That which gives light; a luminary.
Candelabrum :: Candelabrum (n.) A large candlestick, having several branches..
Light :: Light (n.) To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to ignite; to kindle; as, to light a candle or lamp; to light the gas; -- sometimes with up..
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.
Douter :: Douter (n.) An extinguisher for candles.
Light :: Light (n.) That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc..
Extinguisher :: Extinguisher (n.) One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle..
Beshow :: Beshow (n.) A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; -- called also candlefish.
Candleholder :: Candleholder (n.) One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance..
Waxberry :: Waxberry (n.) The wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry. See Bayberry, and Candleberry tree..
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..
Coalfish :: Coalfish (n.) The beshow or candlefish of Alaska.
Sweal :: Sweal (v. i.) To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame..
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