Lexicographical Neighbors of Candlelighter
Literary usage of Candlelighter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Spec, buoy (with "up"), levitate, uplift, disburden. Antonyms: see BURDEN. 2.
See ALLEVIATE, DIMINISH. lighter, n. Spec, candlelighter, spill, taper, ..."
2. The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin (1885)
"... and ton minutes before I wrote this sentence, I had the privilege of watching
the candlelighter at his work, knocking his ladder about the heads of the ..."
3. Publications by Oriental Translation Fund (1833)
"... or candlelighter, to light the tapers before the images, whilst we were looking
on in astonishment. After he had made the tour of the Sacrament ..."
4. The Complete Works by John Ruskin (1894)
"... and ten minutes before I wrote this sentence, I had the privilege of watching
the candlelighter at his work, knocking his ladder about the heads of the ..."
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