A bowl of wax or oil with a floating wick, used esp. as a night light. Later also: a kind of thick candle. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > nightlight (8) mortara1398 A bowl of wax or oil with a floating wick, used esp. as a night light. Later also: a kind of thick candle. Obsolete. crusell1401 A night-lamp of oil or tallow. mortar-light1555 watch-lighta1665 = night light, n. 2a, esp. in the form of a slow-burning candle with a rush wick. wax-lighta1715 A candle, taper, or night-light made of wax. veilleuse?1812 A small night light, typically highly decorated. Also: a small decorative burner on which a bowl or teapot can be placed, used to keep food or… night lighta1823 A light source designed to provide faint illumination in a room at night; spec. a small, thick, slow-burning candle or an electric light of low… bed-candle1850 |
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