Defn: Illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle.
CANDLESTICK Can"dle*stick`, n. Etym: [AS. candel-sticca; candel candle + sticca stick.]
Defn: An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle.
CANDLEWASTER
Can"dle*wast`er, n.
Defn: One who consumes candles by being up late for study or
dissipation.
A bookworm, a candlewaster. B. Jonson.
CANDOCK Can"dock n. Etym: [Prob. fr. can + dock (the plant). Cf. G. kannenkraut horsetail, lit. "canweed.">[ (Bot.)
Defn: A plant or weed that grows in rivers; a species of of
Equisetum; also, the yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum).
CANDOR Can"dor, n. [Written also candour.] Etym: [L. candor, fr. candëre; cf. F. candeur. See candid.]
1. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocence. [Obs.] Nor yor unquestioned integrity Shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot That may take from your innocence and candor. Massinger.
2. A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity. Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who held that side of the question. Whewell.