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• can|dle-end — «KAN duhl EHND», noun. the remnant of a used candle …   Useful english dictionary

• can|dle-foot — «KAN duhl FUT», noun. = foot candle. (Cf. ↑foot candle) …   Useful english dictionary

• can|dle|ber|ry — «KAN duhl BEHR ee», noun, plural ries. 1. a) = wax myrtle. (Cf. ↑wax myrtle) b) = bayberry. (Cf. ↑bayberry) 2. = candlenut. (Cf. ↑candlenut) 3. the fruit of any of these plants …   Useful english dictionary

• can|dle|fish — «KAN duhl FIHSH», noun, plural fish|es or (collectively) fish. 1. an edible fish of the west coast of North America, related to the smelt, so oily that when dried it may be burned like a candle. 2. = beshow. (Cf. ↑beshow) …   Useful english dictionary

• can|dle|hold|er — «KAN duhl HOHL duhr», noun. = candlestick. (Cf. ↑candlestick) …   Useful english dictionary

• can|dle|light — «KAN duhl LYT», noun. 1. the light of a candle or candles: »the lamplight or the candlelight, and the fireglow (London Times). 2. the time when candles are lighted; dusk; twilight; nightfall. 3. artificial light in general …   Useful english dictionary

• can|dle|lit — «KAN duhl LIHT», adjective. lit by candlelight: »In the glittering, candlelit Hall of Mirrors, 150 guests dined (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

• Can|dle|mas — «KAN duhl muhs», noun, or Candlemas Day, February 2, a church festival in honor of the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple. It is celebrated with lighted candles. ╂[Old English candelmæsse <… …   Useful english dictionary

• can|dle|nut — «KAN duhl NUHT», noun. 1. the oily nut of a tree of the spurge family, of tropical islands. The kernels are dried and strung together for use as candles. 2. the tree it grows on; kukui …   Useful english dictionary

• can|dle|stick — «KAN duhl STIHK», noun. a holder for a candle, to make it stand up straight; candleholder: »I saw seven golden candlesticks (Revelation 1:12) …   Useful english dictionary

• can|dle|wick — «KAN duhl WIHK», noun. the wick of a candle …   Useful english dictionary