wax light


noun
  1. a candle made of wax.

Origin of wax light

1
First recorded in 1690–1700

Words Nearby wax light

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How to use wax light in a sentence

  • She then had the burial place measured, and ordered a wax-light as long as its circumference, for burning in the synagogue.

  • My father sat down on the floor at the foot of my couch, where the wax light threw his shadow, exaggerating its unmoving profile.

    Lazarre | Mary Hartwell Catherwood
  • In a corner of the room burned a little green wax light before a badly-engraved print supposed to represent the Virgin.

    The Adventurers | Gustave Aimard
  • This parting shot told, and Mrs. Warren flared up like a wax light.

    The Uncalled | Paul Laurence Dunbar
  • They brought a wax light; Morgan held the paper to the flame.

    The Companions of Jehu | Alexandre Dumas, pre

British Dictionary definitions for wax light

wax light

noun
  1. a candle or taper of wax

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