| 单词 | mortar-light |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmortar-light mortar-light n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > nightlight mortara1398 crusell1401 mortar-light1555 watch-lighta1665 wax-lighta1715 veilleuse?1812 night lighta1823 bed-candle1850 1555–6 S. Gardiner Lett. (1933) 503 Within the inner rayles was set iiij grete candelstyckes..and in every candelstycke a high percher of wood, and at the toppe of ether vij morter lightes. 1856 Orr's Circle Sci.: Pract. Chem. 460 The best description of candle manufactured from wax is the mortar-light, which is used either for night-watching or for heating dishes on the table. < as lemmas |
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