Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a candle.

Etymologies

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candle +‎ -like

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Examples

  • He fixed that winning smile on me, holding me in the candlelike flame in his eyes until I realized it and looked quickly at the menu.

    Willow V.C. Andrews 2002

  • He fixed that winning smile on me, holding me in the candlelike flame in his eyes until I realized it and looked quickly at the menu.

    Willow V.C. Andrews 2002

  • He fixed that winning smile on me, holding me in the candlelike flame in his eyes until I realized it and looked quickly at the menu.

    Willow V.C. Andrews 2002

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