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Candle nut
Candle Can"dle, n. [OE. candel, candel, AS, candel, fr. L. candela a (white) light made of wax or tallow, fr. cand["e]re to be white. See Candid, and cf. Chandler, Cannel, Kindle.] 1. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light. How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. --Shak. Note: Candles are usually made by repeatedly dipping the wicks in the melted tallow, etc. (``dipped candles'), or by casting or running in a mold. 2. That which gives light; a luminary. By these blessed candles of the night. --Shak. Candle nut, the fruit of a euphorbiaceous shrub (Aleurites triloba), a native of some of the Pacific islands; -- socalled because, when dry, it will burn with a bright flame, and is used by the natives as a candle. The oil has many uses. Candle power (Photom.), illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle. Electric candle, A modification of the electric arc lamp, in which the carbon rods, instead of being placed end to end, are arranged side by side, and at a distance suitable for the formation of the arc at the tip; -- called also, from the name of the inventor, Jablockoff candle. Excommunication by inch of candle, a form of excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to repent only while a candle burns. Not worth the candle, not worth the cost or trouble. Rush candle, a candle made of the pith of certain rushes, peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease. Sale by inch of candle, an auction in which persons are allowed to bid only till a small piece of candle burns out. Standard candle (Photom.), a special form of candle employed as a standard in photometric measurements; usually, a candle of spermaceti so constructed as to burn at the rate of 120 grains, or 7.8 grams, per hour. To curse by bell, book and candle. See under Bell.

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- Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016. "Candle Nut". www.sgapqld.org.au. Retrieved 27 July 2016. J. H. Maiden (1889). The...
- cordata) yields "****anese tung oil". Thompson, Alice R. (1913), "****ui (Candle-Nut) Oil", Ind. Eng. Chem., 5 (8): 644–645, doi:10.1021/ie50056a007 Wood,...
- King, Mashed Potatoes, Buttered Peas, Rolls, Olives, Candle Salad, Cheese Straws, Fancy Cakes, Nut Ice Creams, Candies and Nuts, Coffee." — Oelwein [Iowa]...
- (water caltrop), Piper (pepper), Madhuca (butternut), Canarium, Aleurites (candle nut), and Cu****is (a cu****ber type) in layers dating to c. 9800-8500 BP. None...
- different forms like kino-ohu (fog), kino-au-awa (sharp rain), and ****ui (candle-nut tree). Hiʻiaka defeated Panaʻewa by trapping her and her followers within...
- (Artocarpus altilis) Sweet potatoes Candle nut (Aleurites moluccana) or ****ui—roasted kernels traditionally used as candles, main ingredient in the ancient...
- tartrate – food acid, emulsifier Camomile – Candelilla wax – glazing agent Candle nut – Canola oil/Rapeseed oil – one of the most widely used cooking oils,...
- The filling is made of shredded chicken breast, chicken stock, garlic, candle nut, ground coriander, ****in, brown sugar, vegetable oil, minced shallot,...
- sweet potato and c****ava, while the main cash crops are coffee, coconut, candle nut and cashew. Flores is one of the newest origins for Indonesian coffee...
- Aleurites molucc**** candle nut 27°42′05″S 153°11′30″E / 27.70133°S 153.19158°E / -27.70133; 153.19158 (Aleurites molucc**** (candle nut)) Alphitonia excelsa...