wax light

American  

noun

1. a candle made of wax.

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wax light British  

noun

1. a candle or taper of wax

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Etymology

Origin of wax light

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

Mr. Ebers took a telemarketing position at a company that sold floor wax, light bulbs and other maintenance products.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2011

When the crowd made their taper-offering, he took a wax light from the chorister and followed those who walked round the branch candlesticks mighty as trees, which burned at the four corners of the pall.

From Stories by Foreign Authors: Polish, Greek, Belgian, Hungarian by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

But, after all, no wax light was placed in the lamp—only oil, as usual.

From Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)

Besides, this was an English wax light, as any one could tell at a glance, for it was thicker, and stiffer, and longer than the cheaper Italian ones.

From The Heart of Rome by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

I left behind me the great wax light; My children lie in the dark at night.

From The Haunted Hour An Anthology by Widdemer, Margaret