candle-wastern.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candle n., waster n.¹

Etymology: < candle n. + waster n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcandle-ˌwaster.

1. He who or that which wastes candles by late study at night.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > one who studies > at night

elucubrator1566

candle-waster1600

lucubrator1775

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing v. i. 18 Patch griefe with prouerbes, make misfortune drunke, With candle-wasters .

1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love iii. ii. sig. E4^v A whoore-sonne Book-worme, a Candle-waster .

2. A small bit of burning wick that falls upon the substance of the candle and causes it to run.

Derivatives

candle-wasting n.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > study > [adjective] > studying at night

candle-wasting1600

elucubrationary1716

1600 in tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles Ded. A thousand of these candlewasting book wormes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	candle-waster
释义	candle-wastern. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candle n., waster n.¹ Etymology: < candle n. + waster n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcandle-ˌwaster. 1. He who or that which wastes candles by late study at night. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > one who studies > at night elucubrator1566 candle-waster1600 lucubrator1775 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing v. i. 18 Patch griefe with prouerbes, make misfortune drunke, With candle-wasters . View more context for this quotation 1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love iii. ii. sig. E4^v A whoore-sonne Book-worme, a Candle-waster . View more context for this quotation 2. A small bit of burning wick that falls upon the substance of the candle and causes it to run. Derivatives candle-wasting n. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > study > [adjective] > studying at night candle-wasting1600 elucubrationary1716 1600 in tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles Ded. A thousand of these candlewasting book wormes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1600
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