CANDLELIGHT

candlelight, candle flame

(noun) the light provided by a burning candle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

candlelight (usually uncountable, plural candlelights)

The light emitted by a candle.

Source: Wiktionary


Can"dle*light`, n.

Definition: The light of a candle. Never went by candlelight to bed. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 February 2025

BREAK

(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”


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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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