rush candle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rush candle
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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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
The old woman Gianna had come downstairs with a lighted rush candle in her hand; she was scared and afraid.
From The Waters of Edera by Ouida
Before the first streak of dawn on that tardy, northern morning, Ridley’s ponderous step came up the stair, into the feeble light of the rush candle which the watchers tried to shelter from the draughts.
From Grisly Grisell by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
He lighted a rush candle and looked about him.
From The Thirsty Sword by Leighton, Robert
She opened the door slowly, and the rush candle showed her clothing scattered about the room.
From A Singer from the Sea by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
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