Vocabulary : Candle foot to Candlenut
Candle foot : The illumination produced by a British standard candle at a distance of one foot; -- used as a unit of illumination.
Candle meter : The illumination given by a standard candle at a distance of one meter; -- used as a unit of illumination, except in Great Britain.
Candle power : Illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle.
Candleberry tree : A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry.
Candlebomb : A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam. ;; A pasteboard shell used in signaling. It is filled with a composition which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.
Candlefish : A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also eulachon. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it ;; The beshow.
Candleholder : One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance.
Candlelight : The light of a candle.
Candlemas : The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because the candles for the altar or other sacred uses are blessed on that day.
Candlenut : The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub (Aleurites moluccana), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is used by the natives as a candle. The oil from the nut ( candlenut, / kekune, oil) has many uses. ;; The tree itself.
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