candle-mine 
candle-mine (kan'ill-min). . A mine o 
or tallow: a term whieli Shakspere makes 
I 'riuce Henry apply to FalstafT 011 account of 
his fatness. 
candle-mold (kan'dl-mold), . A cylindrical 
metal mold, or frame of such molds, use.l in 
making Candles. 
candlenut (kau'dl-nut), n. Same as ctimll,- 
bcrri/, I. 
candle-power (kan'dl-pou'6r), n. The illumi- 
nating power of a candle: s|iecilieully, the 
Ulnmmating powor of u ennille of determinate 
composition and rate of burning, taken as a 
unit in estimating the luminosity of any illumi- 
nating agent : as, a gas-jet of -~> OCmdU-pOBtr, 
'[In- standard usually rlnplovi'.l f<i|- tin- purpose I- a sper- 
inarrti i-iuidlf burning at the rate uf 120 grains of sperm 
IKT Imur. 
candle-quencherst, . i>l. Caudle-snuffers. 
rii/j.M.;,/, /,,-;,,,-.,-. unit forsothc where th snoffes ben 
<jiicnrhid, l>u the! maad of inoost puyr gold. 
WycliJ, Ex. xxv. 83 (Oxf.). 
candle-rush (kan'dl-rush), . A popular name 
of JiiHi'im I'rt'Kxux, from the fact that its pith is 
used in Europe for rush-lights. 
candle-shearst (kan'dl-sherz), n. pi. [< late 
ME. canttclschers.] An old name for snuffers. 
candlestick (kun'dl-stik), n. [Early mod. E. 
also contr. canstick; < ME. MMMwMffc -stikkc, < 
AS. candel-sticca, < candel, candle, + sticca, a 
st ick. | An instrument or utensil for holding 
a candle. Candlesticks are of several sorts : those with 
a pricket upon which the candle Is set, anil usually hav- 
ing ix saucer or bowl surrounding the pricket to catch 
the drippings; those with a forceps (sec c/i/i <vim//.*(ici); 
and those mmle with a socket or nozle. The last U the 
( -11111111. HI form. Flat candlestick, a li<-'lr.ioin run<lleatick 
with a broad Hut foot or dish. Seven-branched candle- 
stick, a candelabrum having a central shaft and three 
brandies on each side, common in the churches of the mid- 
dle ages, In allusion to the candlestick of the tabernacle 
(Ex. xxv. 31) and the seven lumps of the Apocalypse. 
candle-tree (kan'dl-tre), . [Tr. of the Sp. 
pah de velas: palo, a cudgel, pole, etc., < L. 
pains (see pale*); de, < L. dc, of; velas, pi. of 
vela, watchfulness, also candle, < L. vigil, 
watchful: see vigilant.'] 1. A bignoniaceous 
tree of the isthmus of Panama, Parmentiera 
eerifera, the fruit of which, nearly 4 feet long, 
has the appearance of a yellow wax candle and 
a peculiar apple-like smell, and is eaten by 
cattle. 2. In the United States, the Catal/xi 
bignonioides, from its long round pods. 
candle-waster (kan'dl-was'ter), n. One who 
wastes candles ; specifically, in contempt or re- 
proach, one who wastes or consumes candles in 
occupations considered unprofitable or harm- 
ful, as dissipation or excessive or late study. 
[Now rare.] 
Patch grief with proverbs ; make misfortune drunk 
With camlle-UMiten. Shale., Much Ado, v. 1. 
A whoreson book-worm, a candle-waster. 
B. Jonton, Cynthia's Kevels, ill. 2. 
candle wood (kaii'dl-wud), . 1. A name 
given in the British West Indies to several 
trees, as (n) to Amyris balsamij'era or rhodes- 
wood, (l>) to Ouratea Guianensis, and (c) to Scia- 
dophyllum capitatum. 2. The genus f'ouquicra 
of northern Mexico and the adjacent United 
States, including several species with erect, 
slender, very resinous, and often leafless stems, 
and large bright-scarlet flowers. 
candlingt, [< candle + -ing 1 .] A supper 
given by landlords of ale-houses to their cus- 
tomers on Candlemas eve. Wright. 
cando (kan'do), H. A measure of length used 
in Goa, formerly equal to 47 English inches, but 
now usually taken as equal to the Portuguese 
vara (43.2 inches). 
candock (kan'dok), . [< can* + dock 1 . Cf. 
equiv. G. kannen-kraut, lit. 'canwort.'] 1. A 
local English name for one or more species of 
/:,/uix< tinn, or horsetails, g^ven because some 
of i ho kinds are employed in polishing tin cans 
and other metallic vessels. 
Lot the ixind lie dry six nr twelve months, ... to kill 
tin- \\at.-r urr.Ka;- \\atrr lilies, i-innlockg, reate, and bul- 
rushes. /. Walton, Complete Angler. 
2. The yellow water-lily, \uphar luteum: so 
called from its dock-like leaves and flagon- 
shaped seed-vessels. 
candor, candour (kan'dqr), n. [The latter 
spelling still used in England ; < F. candeur = 
Pr. Sp. Pg. candor = It. enndore, < L. candor, 
ace. eanaorem, brightness, radiance, purity, 
clearness, sincerity, frankness, < canderc, be 
white or bright : see candid.] If. Whiteness; 
clearness ; brilliancy. Sir T. Hroirne. 2. 
Openness of heart ; a disposition to treat sub- 
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jeeis \\ith fairness; freedom from reserve or 
disguise; frankness; ingenuousness; wneerity. 
Mi-lit I lint persuade j."i '" dispense 
A little itli join- r->inifoiir, and COIIIMII 
To make your house the stage on which we'll act 
A .-.mile scene. Matringer, I'iirliRin. nt of Love, iv. 3. 
A candour which is only fi.uu.l win n- men tlylit for truth 
and not for victory. Lady lIMum!, Sydney Smith, II. 
candredt, . See nmti-ni. 
candroy (kuu'droi), n. [Origin unknown.] A 
machine used in preparing cottoii cloths for 
printing. 
canduc(kan'duk), H. [N. African. | The name 
of a North African fox, I'uljien adimta. 
candy 1 (kan'di), . and a. [< F. candi (also 
sncrc candi, where candi is regarded as pp. of 
the verb), < It. caadi (zucchcro candito) = Sp. 
candi, azucar candi, or candi; = Pg. candi, can- 
dil (axsucar candi), < Ar. qandi, made of sugar, < 
qand, qanda (<il.li r t/amla) = Pers. qand, sugar, 
sugar-candy, < Hind. Khand, sugar, prob.< Miami. 
a piece (cf. klianilat, kliandit, broken), < Skt. 
khanda, a piece, a portion (cf. khandava, sweet- 
meats), < / kliand, break.] I. n. ; pi. Canutes 
(-diz). A solid preparation or confection of 
sugar or molasses, or both, boiled, inspissated, 
and worked by pulling to a crystalline consis- 
tence, either alone or combined with flavoring 
and coloring substances; hence, any confec- 
tion having sugar as its basis, however pre- 
pared. Candy made of or with molasses is 
specifically called molasses candy and taffy. 
Candy-pull, a gathering of young people for the purpose 
of making and eating molasses candy. The name Is de- 
rived from the process of pulling required In making the 
candy. (U. 8.) 
II. t ". Sugared; sweet. 
Why, what a candi/ deal of courtesy 
Tills fawning greyhound then did proffer nie ! 
Shalt., 1 Hen. IV., 1. s. 
It is a cordial of a candy taste. 
tliddleton, Micro Cynlcon, Prol. to bk. I. 
candy 1 (kan'di), v. ; pret. and pp. candied, ppr. 
candying. [The verb seems to appear in E. 
before the noun, but is duo to the noun: F. 
candir, < It. candire, to make into candy, < 
candi: see candy 1 , n.] I. trans. 1. To form 
into congelations or crystals ; congeal in a crys- 
talline form or inspissated concretion: as, to 
candy sugar, honey, etc. 2. To preserve or in- 
crust with sugar, as fruits, by immersing them 
in it while boiling and removing them sepa- 
rately or in mass. 3. To cover or incrust with 
concretions or crystals, as of ice. 
The cold brook, 
Candied with ice. Shot., T. of A., Iv. 8. 
Now no more the frost 
Candie* the grass. Caretr, Spring. 
H. intrans. 1. To take the form of, or be- 
come incrusted by, candied sugar: as, pro- 
serves candy with long keeping. 2. To be- 
come crystallized or congealed. 
In manufacturing candy from molasses, . . . the can- 
I/I/I'H'/ results from boiling the molasses to free it from 
water, and then . . . pulling it by the hands, so as to 
develop the colorless saccharine crystals which serve to 
hide the dark impurities. A'fcAofo, Fireside Science, p. 99. 
candy' 2 , kandy (kan'di). n.; pi. candies (-diz). 
[< Tamil kandi = Marathi khandi, a measure 
of weight, < Skt. khanda, a portion, piece: see 
candy 1 .] An East Indian unit of weight, usual- 
ly 20 maunds, but sometimeslJl or 22, and vary- 
ing in different localities and for every com- 
modity. The most usual value Is from r.n to 500 pounds 
avoirdupois. Tin- candy is sometimes considered as a dry 
measure, varying from 15 to 30 1'nited States bushels. 
In an ordinary season the yield of a plol or, as the 
natives call it, poda of an acre and three quarters [of 
niatt.ler) will lie about eight oim/i>* of fiOO Ibs. each. 
A. Q. F. Eliot James, Indian Industries, p. 118. 
candy-sugar (kan'di-shug'jir), n. Same as 
rocl;-<-ini<li/ or Gibraltar rock. " [Great Britain.] 
candytuft (kan'di-tuft), n. [< Candy, F. Can- 
ilii; Candia, the ancient Crete, + tuft.] The 
popular name of plants of the genus Iberis, 
especially /. umbellata, having tufted flowers, 
brought from the island of Candia. See 
Tbtrit, 
cane 1 (kan), n. [X ME. cane, cannc, < OF. cam: 
cannc (also assibilated chane, channc), F. canne 
= Pr. cana = Sp. cafta = Pg. canna, cana = It. 
canna, a reed, a cane (and hence, as a measure 
of length, F. cannc = Sp. cana, perhaps directly 
< Heli. qdneh, as a measure of length: see 
I'antii), < L. canna, in ML. also cana, < Or. Kama, 
navvy, a reed, cane, perhaps of Eastern origin : 
cf. Heb. qancH, a reed.] 1. A rather long ami 
slender jointed woody stem, more or less rigid, 
hollow or pithy, as that of some palms, gra>-.-. 
and other plants, such as the ratan, bamboo, 
canel-bone 
and Mitfiii ., the Mem of i 
or blackberries. 
Id- -|i-.k. uf his tropical home in the canet by th>- pnrpl'- 
In If. I h. U n. k 
2. Sugar-cane: as, a plantation of .</<,- cane- 
SUgar. 3. The plant .Irinnlinaiia nun /-.>/ mm 
of the southern I n , forming rime- 
brakes. See .Innidinaria. 4. The stem of a 
plant, as the bamboo, used as a walking-stick ; 
hence, any walking-stick. Tin-word wunotapi.ind 
to a walking-stick fiiili.-r Hum tin- MM. inh ..niury; a 
cane " ^:ai iii-li. ! u ith _M ha\ MI- a |n tfiiin.- in tlif top 
and other cDiis.-iii.-n..^ .n,i. i I in an 
Invnit.iry.if Ili-nry VIII. s tun- ; bin it was iml until the 
< "f IxinU XIV. that tli<- .a I.- i vt-ninl 
ill tin- ban. I- of nifii of quality. Al thin time runes were 
generally made of the length mm- . .,nirn..n. that In, 2 feet 
10 Inches to 3 feet; but In the eighteenth i-<-ntury it lie- 
usual to have them very long. 4 feet or more, and 
ornamented with a great bunch of ribbon* tied near the 
top. Su.-h aim's were carried by women ai well u men. 
The heads of these one* frequently contained perfume- 
lM>ttles or vinaigrette*; they were sometimes flttetl with 
eye-glasses, whiili n.iil.l lie opened and shut; and occa- 
sionally a crutch-shaped handle was utilized ai a mall 
telescope, the cross-piece being made tubular and fitted 
with lenses. The heads were of porcelain, enameled mcUl, 
and other rich materials. See ttrttrtl-fattt and vutoi-canf. 
C. A lance or dart made of cane. [Rare.] 
The flying skirmish of the darted cane. /> 
Cane chair, (a) A chair made of ratan, the main supports, 
arms, back, and the like being comi>ose<l of the solid 
canes, deprived of their smooth siliceous surface, cither 
singly, or cronjicil in twos and threes, the parts being 
Ixiiuid together by split or shaved cane, and the seat and 
back formed of woven-work of the same material. (M A 
chair having the seat, or the teat and liack. made of thin 
strips of cane, retaining their natural smooth surface, 
interlaced or woven together. Clouded cane. Same as 
Malacca cane. 
Sir Plume, of amber snuff-box justly vain. 
And the nice conduct of a clouded cane. 
Pope, K. of the L., Ir. 124. 
Collecting-cane, a cane-gun used by naturalists for col- 
lecting specimens. See cane-ovn. Hydraulic cane. 
See A i/rfrnii/iV. Malacca cane, a cane made of the brown 
mottled or clouded stem of the palm ( 'alaiHU* Scipwnum, 
without removal of the bark, brought from Singapore and 
Malacca, but produced chiefly In Sumatra. Also called 
clouded cane. Byn. 4. See staff. 
cane 1 (kan), r. t. ; pret. and pp. caned, ppr. can- 
ing. [< cane 1 , n.] I. To beat or flog with a 
cane or walking-stick. 
I know you have too much respect for yourself to cane 
me in this honourable habit. Merle, Spectator, No. 88. 
2. To furnish or complete with cane; fill the 
center of the back or the seat with interwoven 
strips of cane : as, to cane chairs. 
cane-, cain (kan), n. [Sc., < OF. cane (ML. 
/ana. canum), a tax, perhaps a particular use 
of cane, rule or order, measure, ult. identical 
with cane, a reed, etc., but with sense of the 
deriv. canon : see cane 1 and canon 1 .] In Scot- 
land, rent paid in kind, as in poultry, eggs, 
etc.; hence, any tax, tribute, or duty exacted. 
cane-'t, An obsolete form of ran 2 .' 
cane 4 t, . An obsolete form of khan 1 . 
cane-brake (kan'brak), n. A thicket of canes ; 
in the United States, a tract of land thickly 
overgrown with Arundinaria. 
Slow work it was, something like hacking and hewing 
and squeezing one's way through a cane-brake after a bear. 
H . Jf. Baker, New Timothy, p. 118. 
cane-colored (kan'kul'ord), a. Of the color of 
cane; straw-colored. 
caned (kand), a. [Origin unknown.] Filled 
with white matter; made white; mothery: 
said of vinegar, llnlliii-ill. 
cane-gamet (kan'gam), n. The game of quin- 
tain : so called because hollow canes were 
sometimes used instead of lances. Xtnttt. 
cane-gun (kan'gun'), n. A weapon comprising 
a gun-barrel with its discharging devices, ar- 
ranged so as to present the appearance of an 
ordinary walking-stick. E. H. Knight. 
caneh, kaneh (kii'ne), n. [Heb. qaneh, a reed : 
see cane 1 .] A Hebrew measure of 6 cubits, 
translated reed in the authorized version of 
the Bible, equal to 10 feet 11 inches. 
cane-harvester (kan'har'ves-ter), . A ma- 
chine, resembling in form the common corn- 
harvester, used to cut and gather sugar-cane 
or sorghum. 
cane-hole (kan'hol), n. A hole or trench for 
planting the cuttings of cane on sugar-planta- 
tions. 
cane-killer (kan'kil'er), n. In Jamaica, an 
annual scrophulariaeeous plant, Alcctra Brati- 
liensis, which is parasitic upon the roots of 
sugar-cane, etc. 
canel't, . An obsolete form of cannel 1 . 
canel-t, " See riir-'. 
canel*t, n. An obsolete form of kennel 1 . 
canel-bonet, . An obsolete form of cnannel- 
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