单词 | dip-candle |
释义 | > as lemmasdip-candle dip-candle n. a candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick in melted tallow, a dipped candle. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > made from animal fat > by dipping in tallow tallow candle1452 dip1815 tallow1819 dip-candle1829 tolly1890 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer I. ii. 43 On it stood a brass candlestick, with a dip candle. 1864 W. M. Thackeray Denis Duval (1869) vii. 96 The apprentice..came up..from the cellar with a string of dip-candles. < as lemmas |
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