rushlight

Noun

Meaning

A rush candle, or its light; hence, a small, feeble light.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rush candle flambeau lamp candle dip torch taper gleam glimmer dilator starlight nonentity suppository light source bougie
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Antonyms

princess

Hypernyms

candle taper wax light

Examples

And do you agree with me, that the first condition of an artist should be to bear respect towards what is great, and to bow to it and acknowledge it, and not attempt to extinguish great flames for the sake of making his own rushlight burn more brightly? Felix Mendelssohn

Close letter words and terms

rushingly rushingness Rushkoff rushlighted rushlike rushlit