Candite
Can″dite (?), n.(Min.) A variety of spinel, of a dark color, found at Candy, in Ceylon.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Candle
Can″dle (?), n. [OE. candel, candel, AS, candel, fr. L. candela a (white) light made of wax or tallow, fr. candëre to be white. See Candid, and cf. Chandler, Cannel, Kindle.] 1....
Candle coal
Can″dle coal′ (#). See Cannel coal.
Candle foot
Candle foot. (Photom.) The illumination produced by a British standard candle at a distance of one foot; — used as a unit of illumination.
Candle meter
Candle meter. (Photom.) The illumination given by a standard candle at a distance of one meter; — used as a unit of illumination, except in Great Britain.
Candle power
Candle power. (Photom.) Illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle.
Candleberry tree
Can″dle‐ber′ry tree (?). (Bot.) A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, wh...
Candlebomb
Can″dle‐bomb′ (#), n. 1. A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.2. A pasteboard shell used in signaling...
Candlefish
Can″dle‐fish′ (#), n.(Zoöl.) (a) A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; — called also eulachon. It is so oily that, when ...
Candleholder
Can″dle‐hold′er (#), n. One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance. Shak.
Candlelight
Can″dle‐light′, n. The light of a candle.Never went by candlelight to bed.Dryden.
Candlemas
Can″dle‐mas (#), n. [AS. candelmæsse, candel candle + mæsse mass.] The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; — so call...
Candlenut
Can″dle‐nut′ (?), n. 1. The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub (Aleurites moluccana), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is used by the natives as a candle. The oil ...
Candlepin
Can′dle‐pin′ (?), n.(Tenpins) (a) A form of pin slender and nearly straight like a candle. (b) The game played with such pins; — in form candlepins, used as a singular.
Candlestick
Can″dle‐stick′ (?), n. [AS. candel-sticca; candel candle + sticca stick.] An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle.
Candlewaster
Can″dle‐wast′er (?), n. One who consumes candles by being up late for study or dissipation.A bookworm, a candlewaster.B. Jonson.
Candock
Can″dock (?) n. [Prob. fr. can + dock (the plant). Cf. G. kannenkraut horsetail, lit. “canweed.”] (Bot.) A plant or weed that grows in rivers; a species of Equisetum; also, the ...
Candor
Can″dor (?), n. [Written also candour.] [L. candor, fr. candëre; cf. F. candeur. See candid.]1. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocenc...
Candroy
Can″droy (?), n. A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for printing.
Candy
Can″dy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Candied (?); p. pr & vb. n.Candying.] [F. candir (cf. It. candire, Sp. azúcar cande or candi), fr. Ar. & Pers. qand, fr. Skr. Khaṇḍda piece, sugar...
Candy (2)
Can″dy (?), v. i. 1. To have sugar crystals form in or on; as, fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time.2. To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.
Candy (3)
Can″dyn. [F. candi. See Candy, v. t.] A more or less solid article of confectionery made by boiling sugar or molasses to the desired consistency, and than crystallizing, molding...
Candy (4)
‖Candy, n. [Mahratta khaṇḍī, Tamil kaṇḍi.] A weight, at Madras 500 pounds, at Bombay 560 pounds.
Candytuft
Can″dy‐tuft′ (?), n.(Bot.) An annual plant of the genus Iberis, cultivated in gardens. The name was originally given to the I. umbellata, first, discovered in the island of Candia.
Cane
Cane (kān), n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne, L. canna, fr. Gr. κάννα, κάννη; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. qāneh reed. Cf. Canister, canon, 1st Cannon.]1. (Bot.) (a)...
Cane (2)
Cane (kān), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Caned (kānd); p. pr. & vb. n.Caning.] 1. To beat with a cane. Macaulay.2. To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane chairs.
Canebrake
Cane″brake′ (–brāk′), n. A thicket of canes. Ellicott.