CANDLE
\kˈandə͡l], \kˈandəl], \k_ˈa_n_d_əl]\
Definitions of CANDLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
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the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light.
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That which gives light; a luminary.
By Oddity Software
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A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light.
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That which gives light; a luminary.
By Noah Webster.
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A slender rounded body of tallow, wax, or other fatty material, inclosing a wick of cotton, and used to furnish light.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A round body made of tallow or any fatty matter, with a wick in the centre, used to give light; a light or luminary; rush-candles, the pith of rushes dipped in tallow.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
