wax light

noun

a candle made of wax.

Words nearby wax light

wax cap, wax flower, wax gourd, wax insect, wax jack, wax light, wax moth, wax museum, wax myrtle, wax palm, wax paper

Origin of wax light

First recorded in 1690–1700

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Example sentences from the Web for wax light

He did not perceive Lady Sarah standing there in the shade, and went straight down, the wax-light in his hand.
The Shadow of Ashlydyat|Mrs. Henry Wood
She then had the burial place measured, and ordered a wax-light as long as its circumference, for burning in the synagogue.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon
As I was in the dining-room with a light, he came down stairs to the water-closet: he had his wax-light.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 2/2|Camden Pelham
In bed I sometimes burned a wax-light in a saucer, a companionable thing for night-thoughts in a strange place.
Memoirs of a Midget|Walter de la Mare

How strange it seemed to me, standing beside him in this artificial atmosphere of wax-light and music!
Willing to Die|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

British Dictionary definitions for wax light

wax light

noun

a candle or taper of wax

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