Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A supper given by landlords of ale-houses to their customers on Candlemas eve.

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  • verb Present participle of candle.

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Examples

  • The test known as candling, which is usually applied to eggs before they are put on the market, can also be practiced by the housewife in the home.

    Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables

  • Lachey is trying the alternative medicine practice of ear candling, which is meant to remove ear wax and promote well-being.

    StyleList 2009

  • Yes, the owls are cute, but my first thought was, "I know ear-candling is lame pseudoscience and all, but I still think you're doing it wrong."

    Sunday Sweets: Cutesy Wootsy 2010

  • All the candling I have done, I was a lot more relaxed than she was.

    Jessica Simpson “Oprah” Sneak Peek VIDEO 2009

  • Jessica Simpson has uploaded a TwitVid of her first ear candling experience.

    Jessica Simpson “Oprah” Sneak Peek VIDEO 2009

  • I had diligently kept us free of lice by preparing lousebane and candling the seams of our clothes.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • I had diligently kept us free of lice by preparing lousebane and candling the seams of our clothes.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • Back in town, Ramona and I would sit with our coffee in the Mediterranean Caf, headquarters of the large local alternative culture, its windows full of little business cards for therapists of one persuasion or another, from ear candling to primal scream, watching this faraway other world go by.

    Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

  • Back in town, Ramona and I would sit with our coffee in the Mediterranean Caf, headquarters of the large local alternative culture, its windows full of little business cards for therapists of one persuasion or another, from ear candling to primal scream, watching this faraway other world go by.

    Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

  • I really enjoy the process of ear coning or ear candling.

    Jessica Simpson “Oprah” Sneak Peek VIDEO 2009

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