| NOUN | artifact | wax light, candle, taper | stick of wax with a wick in the middle |
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| Meaning | stick of wax with a wick in the middle. | |
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| Synonyms | candle, taper | |
| Parts | candlewick | The wick of a candle |
| wick, taper | A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame | |
| Narrower | chandlery | candles and other commodities sold by a chandler |
| dip | A candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow | |
| rushlight, rush candle | A tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick | |
| vigil light, vigil candle | A candle lighted by a worshiper in a church | |
| Broader | lamp | An artificial source of visible illumination |
| Spanish | bujía, candela, cerillo, vela | |
| Catalan | candela, espelma | |
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