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Word entry · 11 letters

candlelight

Best crossword clue

"Soft flame glow"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlaɪt/Part of speech nounSorted acdeghillntStarts with CEnds with T3 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Light produced by a burning candle.

Word origin

From Middle English candel lyght, candyllyght, candyll-lyȝht, candel liȝt, candle lyȝt, candeliȝt, candel-liht, from Old English candel lēoht (“candlelight”), equivalent to candle + light.

Used in a sentence

  • I looked across the table into her shining eyes, which were golden in the candlelight, with my fingers round the stem of my own glass, ready for the toast.
  • Cradled in the arms of Night, the gleam of moon and candlelight bring images alive from days gone by.
  • Morning dress is that which is worn during business hours or at any time in any place, where semiformal dress is not required until candlelight or seven o'clock in the evening .

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Soft flame glow11 letters
02Glow from a flame11 letters
03Soft glow from wax11 letters

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