Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as watching-candle.

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Examples

  • For were it not better for a man in fair room to set up one great light, or branching candlestick of lights, than to go about with a small watch-candle into every corner?

    The Advancement of Learning 2003

  • For were it not better for a man in fair room to set up one great light, or branching candlestick of lights, than to go about with a small watch-candle into every corner?

    The Advancement of Learning Francis Bacon 1593

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