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[ kan-dl-lahyt ] / ˈkæn dlˌlaɪt /
nounthe light of a candle. a dim artificial light. twilight; dusk. Origin of candlelightbefore 1000; Middle English candel-liht,Old English candel-lēoht.See candle, light1 Words nearby candlelightcandle, candlebeam, candleberry, candlefish, candleholder, candlelight, candlelit, Candlemas, candle-meter, candlenut, candlepin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for candlelightThe conference had already scheduled a candlelight vigil for those who died of AIDS. ‘There Are People Who Should Live’: Good Confronts Evil in Ukraine|Michael Daly|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Obama happened to be in town the following Thursday, when there was a candlelight vigil for Rushing. Brooklyn Shooting Hits Close to Bill de Blasio’s Park Slope Home|Michael Daly|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST We see Tarly and Maester Aemon sitting up by candlelight, “trading tales of lost love”—until Aemon cuts them short. Game of Thrones’ 'The Watchers on the Wall': The Battle of Castle Black Is One For the Ages|Andrew Romano|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST In other moments, she appears angelic, as candlelight dances on her cherubic cheeks. Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for candlelight
noun- the light from a candle or candlesthey ate by candlelight
- (as modifier)a candlelight dinner
dusk; evening Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |