| 单词 | watch-candle |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswatch-candle watch-candle n. a candle used for night-watching, a watching candle. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > for keeping watch watching candle1526 watch-candle1601 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xvi. xxxvii. 485 Rushes..the pith where~of..maketh wieke for watch-candles, and funerall lights. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. F1v For were it not better for a man in a faire roome, to set vp one great light,..than to goe about with a small watch candle into euerie corner? View more context for this quotation a1711 T. Ken Anodynes in Wks. (1721) III. 421 As in the Night I restless lie, I the Watch-Candle keep in Eye. < as lemmas |
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