wax light

American  

noun

1. a candle made of wax.

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wax light British  

noun

1. a candle or taper of wax

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Etymology

Origin of wax light

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

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wax light

Mr. Ebers took a telemarketing position at a company that sold floor wax, light bulbs and other maintenance products.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2011

They brought a wax light; Morgan held the paper to the flame.

From The Companions of Jehu by Alexandre Dumas père

For you know well that beside the full night, which is the deep dark, there are two times of darkness, the one ere the morning wax light, the other when the evening waxeth dark.

From Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation With Modifications To Obsolete Language By Monica Stevens by Monica Stevens

The use of the crystal sockets was evident, for one shaded wax light burned near me.

From Lazarre by Mary Hartwell Catherwood

You are no more like Mr. Frank than a shilling is to a guinea, or a wax light to a dip.

From Holiday House A Series of Tales by Catherine Sinclair