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Candlelight (n.)

The light of a candle.

Candlemas (n.)

The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because the candles for the altar or other sacred uses are blessed on that day.

Candlestick (n.)

An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle.

Candlewaster (n.)

One who consumes candles by being up late for study or dissipation.

Candock (n.)

A plant or weed that grows in rivers; a species of Equisetum; also, the yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum).

Candor (n.)

Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocence.

Candor (n.)

A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity.

Candroy (n.)

A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for printing.

Candy (n.)

A weight, at Madras 500 pounds, at Bombay 560 pounds.

Candy (v. t.)

To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger.

Candy (v. t.)

To make sugar crystals of or in; to form into a mass resembling candy; as, to candy sirup.

Candy (v. t.)

To incrust with sugar or with candy, or with that which resembles sugar or candy.

Candy (v. i.)

To have sugar crystals form in or on; as, fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time.

Candy (v. i.)

To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.

Candy (v. t.)

A more or less solid article of confectionery made by boiling sugar or molasses to the desired consistency, and than crystallizing, molding, or working in the required shape. It is often flavored or colored, and sometimes contains fruit, nuts, etc.

Candying (p. pr & vb. n.)

of Candy

Candytuft (n.)

An annual plant of the genus Iberis, cultivated in gardens. The name was originally given to the I. umbellata, first, discovered in the island of Candia.

Cane (n.)

Stems of other plants are sometimes called canes; as, the canes of a raspberry.

Cane (n.)

A lance or dart made of cane.

Cane (v. t.)

To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane chairs.