corpse-candle
11candle — Synonyms and related words: ASA scale, Agnus Dei, British candle, Hefner candle, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, Scheiner scale, ark, asperger, asperges, aspergillum, bambino, bayberry candle, beadroll, beads, bougie, bougie… …
12corpse — n. a dead (usu. human) body. Phrases and idioms: corpse candle 1 a lambent flame seen in a churchyard or over a grave, regarded as an omen of death. 2 a lighted candle placed beside a corpse before burial. Etymology: ME corps, var. spelling of… …
13death candle — noun : corpse candle …
14fetch candle — noun Etymology: perhaps from fetch (I) : a corpse candle supposed to pass between the home and the grave of the beholder …
15lich gate — Corpse Corpse (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See {Midriff}, and cf. {Corse}, {Corselet}, {Corps}, {Cuerpo}.] 1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; sometimes… …
16Will-o'-the-wisp — For other uses, see Will o the wisp (disambiguation). Will o the wisp Phenomenon An 1882 oil painting of a will o the wisp by Arnold Böcklin See also …
17Jumbies — (JUM bees) Variations: Heg, SOUCAYANT In the Caribbean islands, the word jumbies refers collectively to any and all vampiric creatures of the night. They are described as looking like a CORPSE CANDLE flying through the night sky as they seek out… …
18Schmitty — Schmitty, eigentlich Inspector Schmidt, ist der wichtigste Held der unter dem Pseudonym „George Bagby“ erschienenen Kriminalromane des amerikanischen Erzählers Aaron Marc Stein ab 1935. Der „etwas farblos wirkende und ständig über Fussschmerzen… …
19dip — Synonyms and related words: acid bath, alveolation, alveolus, antrum, apply paint, armpit, ascend, asperge, attrition, bail, bank, baptism, baptize, basin, bath, bayberry candle, beat the drum, bedaub, bedizen, begild, besmear, bougie, bowl,… …
20taper — Synonyms and related words: abate, aculeate, acuminate, approach, barb, bate, bayberry candle, bougie, brand, butane lighter, candle, candlewick, center, centralize, cigarette lighter, close, close in, close up, close with, coarctation, come down …
