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单词 death candle
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Definition of death candle in English:

death candle

noun
  • 1A candle kept burning beside a dying person or a corpse.

  • 2Scottish a hovering or flickering phosphorescent light, superstitiously regarded as an omen of death; a corpse candle.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Southey (1774–1843), poet and reviewer.

 
 

Definition of death candle in US English:

death candle

noun
  • 1A candle kept burning beside a dying person or a corpse.

  • 2Scottish a hovering or flickering phosphorescent light, superstitiously regarded as an omen of death; a corpse candle.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Southey (1774–1843), poet and reviewer.

 
 
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