Candle Definition

kăndl
candled, candles, candling
noun
candles
A cylindrical mass of tallow or wax with a wick through its center, which gives light when burned.
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Anything like a candle in form or use.
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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.
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The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.

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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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(pottery) To dry greenware prior to beginning of the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.

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To check an item (such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.
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idiom
burn the candle at both ends
  • to work or, esp., play too much so that one's energy is dissipated
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not hold a candle to
  • to be not nearly so good as
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(a game) not worth the candle
  • (a thing) not worth doing
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Other Word Forms of Candle

Noun

Singular:
candle
Plural:
candles

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Candle

Origin of Candle

  • Middle English candel from Old English and from Anglo-Norman candele both from Latin candēla from candēre to shine kand- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English candel, from Latin candēla (“a candle”), from candeō (“I am white, bright, shining”); see candid.

    From Wiktionary

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