rush candle

American  

noun

1. a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.

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Etymology

Origin of rush candle

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

It was now evening, and a faint light, shed from a rush candle, gleamed through the broken apertures of the low casement.

From Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers by Moodie, Susanna

The two men did not recognize each other, for they had only met for a moment, and that by the faint light of a rush candle.

From La Vendée by Trollope, Anthony

Light is, or used to be, given by a “lamp,” a kind of Chinese lantern on a lacquer stand, the light being given by a rush candle.

From The Empire of the East by Montgomery, H. B. (Helen Barrett)

By the light of a rush candle Brother Basil and the Abbot looked at the precious grains of river-washed gold, twinkling like fairy stars.

From Masters of the Guild by Lamprey, L.

He lighted a rush candle and looked about him.

From The Thirsty Sword by Leighton, Robert