Definition of Candle

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Definition of Candle
	Candle A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light. That which gives light; a luminary. Related Definitions: And, Body, Composed, Containing, Cotton, Cylindrical, Furnish, Gives, Linen, Loosely, Luminary, Light, Of, Slender, Tallow, That, To, Twisted, Used, Which, Wick

Candle Quotations

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Buddha

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
Buddha

When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure it made the work seem that much more urgent.
George Carlin

I remember when the candle shop burned down. Everyone stood around singing 'Happy Birthday.'
Steven Wright

Last week the candle factory burned down. Everyone just stood around and sang Happy Birthday.
Steven Wright

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good dead in a naughty world.
William Shakespeare

I wanted to buy a candle holder, but the store didn't have one. So I got a cake.
Mitch Hedberg

It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
Eleanor Roosevelt

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come.
Rabindranath Tagore

Candle Translations

candle in Afrikaans is kers
candle in Danish is lys
candle in Dutch is kaarsensterkte, candela, kaars
candle in French is bougie, chandelle
candle in German is Kerze
candle in Hungarian is gyertya
candle in Italian is candela
candle in Latin is candela
candle in Norwegian is lys
candle in Portuguese is vela
candle in Spanish is bujia, vela, bujia
candle in Swedish is stearinljus, vaxljus, ljus

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