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WAX LIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wax light mean?
• WAX LIGHT (noun)
The noun WAX LIGHT has 1 sense:
1. stick of wax with a wick in the middle
Familiarity information: WAX LIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stick of wax with a wick in the middle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("wax light" is a kind of...):
lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)
Meronyms (parts of "wax light"):
candlewick (the wick of a candle)
taper; wick (a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wax light"):
chandlery (candles and other commodities sold by a chandler)
dip (a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow)
rush candle; rushlight (a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick)
vigil candle; vigil light (a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church)
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