[ˈkandl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick which is lit to produce light as it burns
(e.g: the candle flickered in the cold night air)

- a unit of luminous intensity, superseded by the candela


Phrases:
- be able to hold a candle to
- the game's not worth the candle

Origin:
Old English candel, from Latin candela, from candere ‘be white or glisten’

[ˈkandl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a poultry breeder) test (an egg) for freshness or fertility by holding it to the light
(e.g: the egg was candled—it was fertile)


Phrases:
- be able to hold a candle to
- the game's not worth the candle

Origin:
Old English candel, from Latin candela, from candere ‘be white or glisten’