quarions
quarions is the plural of quarion.
Meaning of quarion
Noun
quarion (plural quarions)
- A square lump of wax (with a wick in the center), to be burned like a candle.
- "The Percy household allowance of Wax was cciiij score vij lb. dimid. (287.5 pounds of wax) of Wax for th' expensys of my House for oone hole Tere (one whole year). Viz. Sysez, Fryhetts, Quarions, and Torches [types or forms of candles] after ix d. the lb. by estimacion [estimated cost was nine...1512, Furnivall, Frederick James, Early English meals and manners: John Russell's Boke of nurture, Wynkyn de Worde's Boke of keruynge, The boke of curtasye, R. Weste's Booke of demeanor, Seager's...
Questions about quarions
- What is quarions the plural of?
- Quarions is the plural of quarion.
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