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candle-ends

candle-ends is the plural of candle-end.

Meaning of candle-end

Noun

candle-end (plural candle-ends)

  1. The remnant of a candle which has been mostly burned.
    • They put a stock of candle-ends into the lantern, hung the latter to the off-side of the load, and directed the horse onward, walking at his shoulder at first during the uphill parts of the way, in order not to overload an animal of so little vigour.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 50

Questions about candle-ends

What is candle-ends the plural of?
Candle-ends is the plural of candle-end.

Words near candle-ends in the dictionary

  1. candle tree
  2. candle trees
  3. candle wax
  4. candle waxes
  5. candle-end
  6. candle-ends
  7. candle-light
  8. candle-shade
  9. candle-shades
  10. candle-snuffer
  11. candle-stub

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