tallow candle

collocation in English

meaningsoftallowandcandle

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tallow
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtæl.əʊ/us
/ˈtæl.oʊ/
fat from animals, used for making soap and, especially in the ...
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candle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkæn.dəl/us
/ˈkæn.dəl/
a stick-shaped piece of wax with a wick (= piece of string) in the middle of it that produces light as it ...
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(Definition oftallowandcandlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftallow candle

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This is the little feebletallowcandlelighted in a corner to illumine the vast expanse of our civilisation.
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They still use the oldtallowcandle.
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There was no longer any light seen there save that of thetallowcandleof the newcomer.
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The auction, which sees a horseshoe nail driven through atallowcandlean inch below the wick, is held in the parish hall.
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Public auctions during this period were conducted for the duration that a length oftallowcandlecould burn; these were known as by inch of candle auctions.
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Those who have got beyond tallow candles have paraffin oil, and this is the only light they can get in many instances.
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I must not make tallow candles.
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It was a bluish-white wax, burned cleanly, and left no unpleasant odor, unlike tallow candles.
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Initially it dealt with the refinement of sugar, and the production of potash and tallow candles.
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A chandelier of tallow candles lighted the house, with a glass plate underneath it to prevent drops from falling on the audience.
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The church had a small steeple, full basement and was lit by tallow candles in tin sockets.
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Apart from the lanterns or tallow candles the miners carried, the mines were otherwise completely dark.
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Windows were the only source of interior illumination at the missions, other than the tallow candles made in the outposts' workshops.
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Gas lighting had an impact on social and industrial organisation because it allowed factories and stores to remain open longer than with tallow candles or oil.
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In well-to-do houses, according to him, there was no silver on the table; tallow candles were burnt by all but the very rich; the food everywhere was uneatable.
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The street lamps were using tallow candles.
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