. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. the arch of Constantine; along thetop of the podium, and each distincttier of seats in an amphitheatre ( iii. 2. 64.), as shown in therestored section of the amphitheatreof Pola (p. 29. a) ; and in short forany situation requiring such anobject. CANDELA. A candle made ofpitch, wax, or tallow, with the p
. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. the arch of Constantine; along thetop of the podium, and each distincttier of seats in an amphitheatre ( iii. 2. 64.), as shown in therestored section of the amphitheatreof Pola (p. 29. a) ; and in short forany situation requiring such anobject. CANDELA. A candle made ofpitch, wax, or tallow, with the pithof a bull-rush for the wick ( N. xvi. 70.), which was used inearly times before the invention ofthe oil lamp. Mart. Ep. xiv. 43. 2. A sort of torch, made of thefibres of the papyrus twisted togetherlike a rope, or of a rope itself coatedwith wax (Serv. ad Virg. ^En. Varro, v. 119.), whichwas anciently carried in funeral pro-cessions ; and is represented in theillustration, from a sepulchral marble. at Padua, which, according to thetradition there preserved, is believedto contain the remains of St. A mere rope coated with wax CANDELABRUM. 107 to preserve it from decay. Liv. CANDELABRUM. A contri-vance devised for the purpose ofsupporting a light in a position suffi-ciently elevated above the ground todistribute the rays to a convenientdistance around it. Of these theancients had in use several kinds, viz. 1. (Xvxvovxos). A candle-stickfor holding tapers or candles of wax
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