Definitions
1.nounA light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
2.nounThe protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
3.nounA unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
4.nounA fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous.
5.verbTo observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source.
6.verbTo dry greenware prior to beginning of the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.
7.verbTo check an item (such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.