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f loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light. How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. Shak.

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.

The amount of illumination produced by a standard candle at a distance of one foot.

the sun darting through a cloud, or between the leaves of trees; the effect of moonlight, candlelight, or burning bodies. Fairholt.

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

A match for lighting candles, lamps, etc.

The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also candleberry tree. Bayberry tallow, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also myrtle wax.