What is the meaning of CANDLE. Phrases containing CANDLE
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Not even close. "She couldn't hold a candle to that beauty across the room."
Candle. Look at all the Harry's on his cake.
Fake crack made of candle wax and baking soda
n Kerosene. The fuel used in some lamps, greenhouse heaters and such like. To confuse matters somewhat further, Americans call candle-wax “paraffin.”
Roman candle is British slang for a parachute jump in which the parachute fails to open. RomanCandle is British slang for a Roman Catholic.Roman Candle is London Cockney rhyming slang for sandal.
Dusk. The dance will start at early candle-light.
A night illumination device.
icicles formed at the eaves of a house. Ice-candles
Candle to the devil, To hold a
 To be evil
fake crack made of candle wax and baking soda
Candle (shortened from candle sconce) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pimp.
Candle basher is British slang for a spinster.
Candle sconce is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pimp (ponce).
a tin back for a lamp or candlestick; also the head of a person
Candle wax is London Cockney rhyming slang for tax, particularly betting tax.
Measure up, compare to.
Candles is British slang for secretions from the nose running towards the mouth.
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An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste; -- called also a thief.
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A large wax candle used in the ceremonies of various churches.
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A rush candle, or its light; hence, a small, feeble light.
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A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
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A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned.
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The wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry. See Bayberry, and Candleberry tree.
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A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame.
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A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also eulachon. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it
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Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
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One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance.
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A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp.
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The light of a candle.
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One who consumes candles by being up late for study or dissipation.
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The second day of February, on which 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.
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Specifically :(a) The principles and practices of those in the Church of England, who in the development of the Oxford movement, so-called, have insisted upon a return to the use in church services of the symbolic ornaments (altar cloths, encharistic vestments, candles, etc.) that were sanctioned in the second year of Edward VI., and never, as they maintain, forbidden by competennt authority, although generally disused. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. (b) Also, the principles and practices of those in the Protestant Episcopal Church who sympathize with this party in the Church of England.
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A waster in the snuff of a candle.
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The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.
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A device in a candlestick to hold the ends of candles, so that they be burned.
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An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle.
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