wax-candle
wax-candle noun: a candle made of wax.
Noun
wax-candle (plural wax-candles)
- A candle made of wax.
- To determine to what the ordinary variations in the quantity of light emitted by a common wax-candle might amount , I took such a candle , and , lighting it and placed it before the photometer, […]1796, The Repertory Of Arts And Manufactures
- The artist said: "Well! you'll go out and buy for me five francs' worth of wax-candles while I go and see the cooper."2013, Guy de Maupassant, The Entire Original Maupassant Short
- Synonyms:
- bougie
Examples of wax-candle in a sentence
- There was a delicate scent of dried rose-leaves; the light by which the minister was reading was a wax-candle in a white earthenware candle-stick, […]2014, George Eliot, Felix Holt:
- No wax-candle can shine like two childish eyes!2015, Five Golden Books of Child:
Synonyms of wax-candle
Forms of wax-candle
| plural | wax-candles |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wax candle |
Origin of wax-candle
From Middle English wax-candul, waxe candel, wax candill, from Old English weaxcandel, equivalent to wax + candle.
Questions about wax-candle
- What does wax-candle mean?
- Wax-candle means a candle made of wax.
- How do you use wax-candle in a sentence?
- There was a delicate scent of dried rose-leaves; the light by which the minister was reading was a wax-candle in a white earthenware candle-stick, […]
- What part of speech is wax-candle?
- Wax-candle is a noun.
- What is the plural of wax-candle?
- The plural of wax-candle is wax-candles.
Words near wax-candle in the dictionary
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