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Lucubratory :: Lucubratory (a.) Composed by candlelight, or by night; of or pertaining to night studies; laborious or painstaking..

Ritualism :: Ritualism (n.) Specifically :(a) The principles and practices of those in the Church of England, who in the development of the Oxford movement, so-called, have insisted upon a return to the use in church services of the symbolic ornaments (altar cloths, encharistic vestments, candles, etc.) that were sanctioned in the second year of Edward VI., and never, as they maintain, forbidden by competennt authority, although generally disused. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. (b) Also, the principles and practices o

Snast :: Snast (v. t.) The snuff, or burnt wick, of a candle..

Blowpipe :: Blowpipe (n.) A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object..

Luminous :: Luminous (a.) Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous..

Bayberry :: Bayberry (n.) The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also candleberry tree.

Quench :: Quench (v. t.) To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc..

Stub :: Stub (n.) The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar..

Waxberry :: Waxberry (n.) The wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry. See Bayberry, and Candleberry tree..

Light :: Light (n.) To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to ignite; to kindle; as, to light a candle or lamp; to light the gas; -- sometimes with up..

Blindman''s Holiday :: Blindman's holiday () The time between daylight and candle light.

Blue :: Blue (superl.) Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame; hence, of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air was blue with oaths..

Chandelier :: Chandelier (n.) A candlestick, lamp, stand, gas fixture, or the like, having several branches; esp., one hanging from the ceiling..

Lucubration :: Lucubration (n.) The act of lucubrating, or studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation..

Percher :: Percher (v. i.) A Paris candle anciently used in England; also, a large wax candle formerly set upon the altar..

Serge :: Serge (n.) A large wax candle used in the ceremonies of various churches.

Eulachon :: Eulachon (n.) The candlefish. [Written also oulachan, oolacan, and ulikon.] See Candlefish..

Light :: Light (n.) That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc..

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