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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.
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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 of those in the Protestant Episcopal Church who sympathize with this party in the Church of England.
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The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.
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A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
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Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
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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
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An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle.
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A waster in the snuff of a candle.
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The wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry. See Bayberry, and Candleberry tree.
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A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame.
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A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned.
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An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste; -- called also a thief.
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A large wax candle used in the ceremonies of various churches.
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One who consumes candles by being up late for study or dissipation.
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A device in a candlestick to hold the ends of candles, so that they be burned.
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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.
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A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp.
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A rush candle, or its light; hence, a small, feeble light.
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One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance.
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The light of a candle.
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