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ˈwax-light
A candle, taper, or night-light made of wax.
1600M. Hoby Diary 18 Sept. (1930) 145, I reed, praied, was busie about waxe lightes, and then I dined. a1700Evelyn Diary 16 Aug. 1654, [Doncaster] a large faire towne, famous for greate wax-lights and good stockings. a1715Burnet Own Time iii. (1823) II. 154 There were many drops of white wax-lights on his breeches. 1798S. Lee Canterb. T., Young Lady's T. II. 134 Shades over the wax-lights softened the glare. 1828Scott Jrnl. 12 Apr. (1891) 572 Tom S...said in a whisper, ‘I advise you to secure a wax-light to go to bed with,’ shewing him..a morsel which he had stolen from a sconce. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. xx. IV. 535 Within the Abbey, nave, choir, and transept were in a blaze with innumerable waxlights. 1864Kingsley Roman & T. v. (1875) 129 The Emperor coming out to meet him with processions and wax-lights. 1870Chamb. Jrnl. 16 Apr. 241/1 Visions of private sitting-rooms, wax-lights, bad wines,..at once rise before his experienced eyes. |