Meaning | stick of wax with a wick in the middle. |
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Synonyms | candle, taper |
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Parts | candlewick | The wick of a candle |
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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 |
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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 |
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Spanish | bujía, candela, cerillo, vela |
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Catalan | candela, espelma |
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