What does wax-candle mean?
Wax-candle means A candle made of wax..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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, […]
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."
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, […]
No wax-candle can shine like two childish eyes!
Use wax-candle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wax-candle means A candle made of wax..
Common synonyms include bougie.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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, […]
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