(idiomatic) A fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.

Alternative form of cannel coal

A long, narrow cylindrical candle that narrows slightly from a wider base to a conical tip.

A thick cylindrical pillar-shaped candle often encased in a glass casing. / A small candle burnt as a votive offering in an act of Christian prayer.

A light seen at night, superstitiously believed to portend a person's death.

A candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick in melted tallow.

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

Synonym of Yablochkov candle

(electrical engineering) A type of electric carbon arc lamp.

Not worth the cost or trouble.