candle

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A stick of wax with a string through the middle that gives light when it burns.

   I lit a candle with a match when the power went out.

2. 2
   verb

   To hold an egg up to a light to check whether it is fresh.

   The farmer candled each egg before packing it into the carton.

Common collocations

• candle holder Noun + noun
• candle flame Noun + noun

From Middle English candel, from Old English candel (“candle”), borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”), from Latin candeō (“be white, bright, shining”, verb); see candid. Doublet of candela and chandelle.

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