quarion

Examples of quarion in a sentence

• Sysez, Fryhetts, Quarions, and Torches [types or forms of candles] after ix d. the lb. by estimacion [estimated cost was nine pence per pound].1512, Furnivall, Frederick James, Early English meals and manners: John Russell's Boke of nurture, Wynkyn de Worde's Boke of keruynge, The...
• The torches had rosin also in their composition, twenty-nine pounds of which was ordered. [Footnote] A "quarion" was a square lump of wax with a wick in the middle, later known at a "mortice."1918, Jones, Paul Van Brunt, The household of a Tudor nobleman, page 82:
• Not a rushlight, nor a stinking torch nor quarion would be lighted.1950, Westcott, Jan, The Hepburn, page 178:
• Jory [...] purchased carpets, wardrobes, high-backed padded settles, quarion stands that held square candles, and dozens of cushions.2006, Virginia Henley, Infamous, page 178:

Forms of quarion

Origin of quarion

The Oxford Dictionary cites usage as early as 1512 and lists quarrier as a variant of the term.

Questions about quarion

What does quarion mean?

Quarion means a square lump of wax (with a wick in the center), to be burned like a candle.

How do you use quarion in a sentence?

Sysez, Fryhetts, Quarions, and Torches [types or forms of candles] after ix d. the lb. by estimacion [estimated cost was nine pence per pound].

What part of speech is quarion?

Quarion is a noun.

What is the plural of quarion?

The plural of quarion is quarions.