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o represent or symbolize; to answer to. The field is the world. Matt. xiii. 38. The seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. Rev. i. 20.

from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat. How far that little candle throws his beams ! Shak.

The first day of May (Old Style). The quarter-days anciently in Scotland were Hallowmas, Candlemas, Beltane, and Lammas. New English Dict.

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

A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; -- called also candlefish.

surfaces when broken across. It melts at 507º Fahr., being easily fused in the flame of a candle. It is found in a native state, and as a constituent of some minerals. Specific gravity 9.8. Atomic weight 207.5. Symbol Bi.

The time between daylight and candle light. [Humorous]

its, or sound one's own praises. -- To blow out, to extinguish by a current of air, as a candle. -- To blow up. (a) To fill with air; to swell; as, to blow up a bladder or bubble. (b) To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up; as, to blow one up with flattery. "Blown up with high conceits engendering…

A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object.

, of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air was blue with oaths.

Originally, cotton, or cotton wool. [Obs.] A candle with a wick of bombast. Lupton.

f one twentieth of the Violle platinum standard, or slightly less than a British standard candle. Called also decimal candle.

The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping. Knight.

cidentally, the bowl so displaced being said to be burned. -- To burn daylight, to light candles before it is dark; to waste time; to perform superfluous actions. Shak. -- To burn one's fingers, to get one's self into unexpected trouble, as by interfering the concerns of others, speculation, etc. -- To burn out, to…

A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure. Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick Mark iv. 21.

A large candlestick, having several branches.

eadily, with a clear, yellow flame, and on this account has been used as a substitute for candles.

Candlestick. [Obs.] Shak.

A candlestick, lamp, stand, gas fixture, or the like, having several branches; esp., one hanging from the ceiling.

A maker or seller of candles. The chandler's basket, on his shoulder borne, With tallow spots thy coat. Gay.