fetch-candlen.

Brit.

/ˈfɛtʃˌkandl/, U.S.

/ˈfɛtʃˌkænd(ə)l/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fetch v., candle n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < fetch v. + candle n. Compare earlier fetch-light n. and see discussion at that entry.

= fetch-light n.In modern dictionaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [noun] > light appearing over corpse > light as omen of death

fetch-light1692

corpse-candle1694

corpse-light1801

death candle1808

fetch-candle1852

1852 H. Wedgwood in Notes & Queries 1st Ser. VI. 17 The superstition..in Pembrokeshire appears in the shape of the fetch-candle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	fetch-candle
释义	fetch-candlen. Brit. /ˈfɛtʃˌkandl/, U.S. /ˈfɛtʃˌkænd(ə)l/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fetch v., candle n. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < fetch v. + candle n. Compare earlier fetch-light n. and see discussion at that entry. = fetch-light n.In modern dictionaries. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [noun] > light appearing over corpse > light as omen of death fetch-light1692 corpse-candle1694 corpse-light1801 death candle1808 fetch-candle1852 1852 H. Wedgwood in Notes & Queries 1st Ser. VI. 17 The superstition..in Pembrokeshire appears in the shape of the fetch-candle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1852
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