单词 | tallow-candle |
释义 | > as lemmastallow-candle tallow-candle v. (transitive) to smear or rub with a tallow candle.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > soil [verb (transitive)] > smear > smear with specific substances becolmea1300 tara1616 lard1740 coal-oil1872 becoom1882 tallow-candle1894 1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross I. vii. 90 The nap of his old velvet coat, where a wicked boy had tallow-candled it. < as lemmas |
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