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  • 31Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival — The Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival, the most elaborate of the traditional parading of candles to wats ( th. แห่เทียน Haetian ), is held in Ubon Ratchathani, Isan, Thailand, around the days of Asanha Puja (which commemorates the Buddha’s first… …

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  • 32sell by the candle — (historical) To offer for sale by auction as long as a small piece of candle burns, the successful bid being the one made just before it goes out • • • Main Entry: ↑candle …

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  • 33Cottage and small scale industries in Pakistan — In Pakistan cottage or household industries hold an important position in rural set up. Most villages are self sufficient in the basic necessities of life. They have their own carpenters, blacksmiths, potters, craftsmen and cotton weavers. Many… …

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  • 34and candle — Bell Bell, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 35Electric candle — Electric E*lec tric ([ e]*l[e^]k tr[i^]k), Electrical E*lec tric*al ([ e]*l[e^]k tr[i^]*kal), a. [L. electrum amber, a mixed metal, Gr. h lektron; akin to hle ktwr the beaming sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F. [ e]lectrique. The name came… …

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  • 36Inch of candle — Inch Inch, n. [OE. inche, unche, AS. ynce, L. uncia the twelfth part, inch, ounce. See {Ounce} a weight.] [1913 Webster] 1. A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as… …

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  • 37votive candle — noun Date: 1824 1. a candle lit in devotion or gratitude 2. a small squat candle called also votive …

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  • 38The Small Knives — Infobox musical artist Name = The Small Knives Img capt = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = flagicon|AUS Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Genre = Indie rock Years active = 1995–present Label = Candle Records URL =… …

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  • 39To curse by bell book and candle — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …

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  • 40by inch of candle — phrasal : by auction in which bidding is open only while a small piece of candle burns …

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