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See Cannel coal.

The illumination produced by a British standard candle at a distance of one foot; --used as a unit of illumination.

The illumination given by a standard candle at a distance of one meter; -- used as a unit of illumination, except in Great Britain.

uminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle.

ts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry.

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

cific coast; -- called also eulachon. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it.

One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance. Shak.

The light of a candle. Never went by candlelight to bed. Dryden.

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.

eurites moluccana), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is used by the natives as a candle. The oil from the nut ( candlenut, or kekune, oil) has many uses.

A form of pin slender and nearly straight like a candle.

An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle.

One who consumes candles by being up late for study or dissipation. A bookworm, a candlewaster. B. Jonson.

A plant or weed that grows in rivers; a species of of Equisetum; also, the yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum).

egrity Shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot That may take from your innocence and candor. Massinger.

A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for printing.

To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger.

ns. The name was originally given to the I. umbellata, first, discovered in the island of Candia.

One born in Africa, the offspring of a white father and a "colored" mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa, a native born of European settlers.