waxlight

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noun

A waxen candle; a taper.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounwaxlight (plural waxlights)

plural waxlights

  1. A waxen candle; a taper.

Origin

From wax + light. First attested in 1599.

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APA

waxlight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxlight

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“waxlight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxlight. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waxlight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxlight.

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