wax-lightn.

Brit.

/ˈwakslʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈwæksˌlaɪt/

A candle, taper, or night-light made of wax.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > wax candle

wax candlec725

ciergec1300

wax-light1600

cere-candle1632

bougiea1753

wax1844

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

1600 Lady Hoby Diary 18 Sept. (1930) 145 I reed, praied, was busie about waxe lightes, and then I dined.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1654 (1955) III. 127 Doncaster.., a large & faire Towne, famous for greate Wax-lights, & good stockings.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 429 There were many drops of white wax-lights on his breeches.

1798 S. Lee Young Lady's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales II. 134 Shades over the wax-lights softened the glare.

1828 W. Scott Jrnl. 12 Apr. (1941) 224 Tom S...said in a whisper, ‘I advise you to secure a wax-light to go to bed with,’ shewing him..a morsel which he had stolen from a sconce.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 535 Within the Abbey, nave, choir, and transept were in a blaze with innumerable waxlights.

1864 C. Kingsley Roman & Teuton v. 143 The Emperor coming out to meet him with processions and wax-lights.

1870 Chambers's Jrnl. 16 Apr. 241/1 Visions of private sitting-rooms, wax-lights, bad wines,..at once rise before his experienced eyes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wax-light
释义	wax-lightn. Brit. /ˈwakslʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈwæksˌlaɪt/ A candle, taper, or night-light made of wax. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > wax candle wax candlec725 ciergec1300 wax-light1600 cere-candle1632 bougiea1753 wax1844 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 1600 Lady Hoby Diary 18 Sept. (1930) 145 I reed, praied, was busie about waxe lightes, and then I dined. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1654 (1955) III. 127 Doncaster.., a large & faire Towne, famous for greate Wax-lights, & good stockings. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 429 There were many drops of white wax-lights on his breeches. 1798 S. Lee Young Lady's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales II. 134 Shades over the wax-lights softened the glare. 1828 W. Scott Jrnl. 12 Apr. (1941) 224 Tom S...said in a whisper, ‘I advise you to secure a wax-light to go to bed with,’ shewing him..a morsel which he had stolen from a sconce. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 535 Within the Abbey, nave, choir, and transept were in a blaze with innumerable waxlights. 1864 C. Kingsley Roman & Teuton v. 143 The Emperor coming out to meet him with processions and wax-lights. 1870 Chambers's Jrnl. 16 Apr. 241/1 Visions of private sitting-rooms, wax-lights, bad wines,..at once rise before his experienced eyes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1600
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