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

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

Besides, this was an English wax light, as any one could tell at a glance, for it was thicker, and stiffer, and longer than the cheaper Italian ones.

From The Heart of Rome by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

There stood her mistress, a wax light in her hand.

From East Lynne by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

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 Stevens, Monica

The compass had been broken, and was useless; the wax light in the lantern would not burn in such a rarefied atmosphere.

From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by Marion, F. (Fulgence)