candle stick

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• candle — ► NOUN ▪ a stick or block of wax or tallow with a central wick which is lit to produce light as it burns. ● be unable to hold a candle to Cf. ↑be unable to hold a candle to ● not worth the candle Cf. ↑not worth the candle ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• Candle — For other uses, see Candle (disambiguation). A close up image of a burning candle showing the wick and the various parts of the flame …   Wikipedia

• candle — [[t]kæ̱nd(ə)l[/t]] candles 1) N COUNT 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. The bedroom was lit by a single candle. 2)… …   English dictionary

• candle — can|dle S3 [ˈkændl] n ↑flame, ↑wax, ↑wick [Date: 600 700; : Latin; Origin: candela, from candere; CANDID] 1.) a stick of ↑wax with a string through the middle, which you burn to give light 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• candle */*/ — UK [ˈkænd(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms candle : singular candle plural candles a stick of wax with a string in it called a wick that you burn to give light • the game is/it is not worth the candle British old fashioned something is not… …   English dictionary

• candle — noun (C) 1 a round stick of wax 1 (1) around a wick 1 (1) (=piece of string) that is burnt to provide light 2 can t hold a candle to informal to be not as good as someone or something else: When it came to giving a good party, no one could hold a …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• candle — [ˈkænd(ə)l] noun [C] a stick of WAX with a string in it that you burn to give light …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• History of candle making — Candle making was developed independently in many countries throughout history. The earliest known candles were made from whale fat by the Chinese, during the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BC). In early China and Japan, tapers were made with wax from… …   Wikipedia

• Glow stick — 1. Plastic casing covers the inner fluid. 2. A glass capsule covers the solution. 3. Phenyl Oxalate and fluorescent dye solution. 4. Hydrogen Peroxide solution. 5. After the glass capsule is broken and the solutions mix, the glowstick glows. A… …   Wikipedia

• The White Barn Candle Company — White Barn Candle Company, LLC is an American fragrance line that s part of the larger Limited Brands family. White Barn Candle Company was originally opened as Bath Body Works Home stores in the 1990 s. Over time, the stores were either… …   Wikipedia

• Candlemas day, put beans in the clay; put candles and candle-sticks away — For Candlemas Day see preceding proverb (if Candlemas day be sunny and bright, winter will have another flight; if Candlemas day be cloudy with rain, winter is gone, and won’t come again). The two halves of the proverb appear to have come… …   Proverbs new dictionary