Corpse-candle Definition

noun

A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the customary watching with a corpse on the night before its interment.

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A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp places, superstitiously regarded as portending death.

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Other Word Forms of Corpse-candle

Noun

Singular:
corpse-candle
Plural:
corpse candles

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