Rushlight (Noun)
Meaning
A tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The only light in the small cottage came from a single rushlight on the kitchen table.
- She carefully trimmed the wick of the rushlight, trying to coax out a brighter flame.
- The air in the castle corridors was thick with the smell of burning tallow from the hundreds of rushlights used for lighting.
- The servant girl struggled to carry the heavy tray of candles, including the fragile rushlights, up the stairs to the banquet hall.
- As the evening wore on, the room was lit only by the faint, flickering glow of a solitary rushlight on the mantle.