Meaning Of The Word Candle

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What's The Definition Of Candle?

candle
countable noun: A candle is a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through the middle. You light the wick in order to give a steady flame that provides light.

candle in American English
a cylindrical mass of tallow or wax with a wick through its center, which gives light when burned
to examine (eggs) for freshness, fertilization, etc. by placing in front of a light, originally that of a candle
noun: a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light

candle in British English
noun: a cylindrical piece of wax, tallow, or other fatty substance surrounding a wick, which is burned to produce light

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