candle-snuffn.

Forms: see candle n. and snuff n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candle n., snuff n.¹

Etymology: < candle n. + snuff n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcandle-snuff.

The snuff or burnt wick of a candle.

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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > wick > snuff

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1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Snuffer of a candle or candlesnuffe.

1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 102 Her eyes like Candle-snuffs by age sink quite Into their Sockets.

1880 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Candle snuff..has been recommended for the cure of ague.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	candle-snuff
释义	candle-snuffn. Forms: see candle n. and snuff n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candle n., snuff n.¹ Etymology: < candle n. + snuff n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcandle-snuff. The snuff or burnt wick of a candle. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > wick > snuff gnastc1175 snuff1382 snitc1420 snotc1420 snitingc1440 candle-sniting1483 candle-snuff1552 snuffing?1575 snaste1592 snuft1657 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Snuffer of a candle or candlesnuffe. 1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 102 Her eyes like Candle-snuffs by age sink quite Into their Sockets. 1880 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Candle snuff..has been recommended for the cure of ague. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1552
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