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noun

a cylindrical mass of tallow or wax with a wick through its center, which gives light when burned
anything like a candle in form or use
1. candela
2. until 1940, a standard unit of luminous intensity equal to a certain fraction of the candle power of a group of 45 carbon-filament lamps kept at the National Bureau of Standards; international candle

transitive verb candled, candling

to examine (eggs) for freshness, fertilization, etc. by placing in front of a light, originally that of a candle

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