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controlled fire you keep on a table because the dark made you nervous
means A solid stick of wax (or tallow) with a central wick that you light to produce a small, steady flame for light or ambiance.
from From Latin 'candela,' a wax or tallow light, which comes from 'candere,' meaning to shine or glow white-hot — the same bright root that gives us 'candid,' 'incandescent,' and 'candidate' (Roman office-seekers wore gleaming white togas). It slipped into Old English as 'candel,' one of the earliest Latin words the language borrowed, carried in largely by the Church, which needed a word for the things burning on its altars.
- birthday burn
- blowing out candles dramatically increases bacteria on the cake
- unit of light
- the candela was literally based on one candle's glow
- whale fuel
- the finest old candles burned crushed sperm whale oil
- steady flame
- a candle flame is hotter than boiling lead
birthday cake candle — lit on cakes at celebrations, traditionally one per year of age
yahrzeit memorial candle — jewish observance burning for 24 hours to honor the dead
unity candle — lit by couples during wedding ceremonies, symbolizing marriage since the 1970s