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tea light

British  

noun

  1. a small round candle in a disposable metal container

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The family friendly event will include an educational component and provide attendees with tea light candles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

Fire brigades advise putting candles out before you leave a room and before bed; keeping them away from flammable materials, pets and children; and that tea light holders can make surfaces meltingly hot.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2022

They’ve left homemade crowns, tea light candles, framed poems, Union Jack baseball caps.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2022

“The kitchen was lit up by tea light candles in the shape of a heart,” Ms. Persinger said.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2021

"Amy," she said, "as soon as we've finished tea, light a fire in Mrs. Scales's bedroom."

From The Old Wives' Tale by Bennett, Arnold

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