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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

Rose had gone to the supermarket, leaving her four boys at the rented home before a cigarette or tea light in the living room sparked a fire.

From BBC Oct. 3, 2024

Candles enhance indoor and outdoor spaces, and you can make tea light holders to display them out of Mason jars.

From Seattle Times Aug. 30, 2021

The steel accessory can hold a tea light or a taper candle and comes in beige, gray, pastel green, yellow, aubergine and black.

From Washington Post Apr. 5, 2017

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

From The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett

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