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corpse-candle
ˈcorpse-ˌcandle [f. corpse n.] † 1. ‘A thick candle used formerly at lake-wakes’ (Halliwell). Obs. 2. A lambent flame seen in a churchyard or over a grave, and superstitiously believed to appear as an omen of death, or to indicate the route of a coming funeral.1694 R. Burthogge Reason 201 What will.... Oxford English Dictionary
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Lyke-Wake Dirge
"Lyke" is an obsolete word meaning a corpse. notes that the expression Aboute the fyre upon flet appears in the mediaeval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and explains that "Fire and fleet and candle-light wikipedia.org
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Hand of Glory
Old European beliefs attribute great powers to a Hand of Glory combined with a candle made from fat from the corpse of the same malefactor who died on , referring to the woman's corpse which was found inside a tree. wikipedia.org
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fetch-light
fetch-light [Of uncertain formation; perh. f. fetch n.2, if that be an old word. But it may be f. fetch v., as the ‘corpse-candle’ is supposed to be a light sent to ‘fetch’ the doomed person.] A name given (app. in South Wales) to the ‘corpse-candle’ (Welsh canwyll corff), a spectral light supposed ... Oxford English Dictionary
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corpse
▪ I. corpse, n. (kɔːps, kɔːs) Formerly 4–8 corps; also 6–7 corpes, Sc. corpis. [ME. corps, orig. merely a variant spelling of the earlier ME. cors (see corse), a. OF. (11–14th c.) cors = Pr. cors:—L. corpus body. In the 14th c. the spelling of OF. cors was perverted after L. to corps, and this fashi... Oxford English Dictionary
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Corpse road
Corpse candles and other related phenomena A corpse candle or light is a flame or ball of light, often blue, that is seen to travel just above the ground People using the corpse roads assumed that they could be passages for ghosts. wikipedia.org
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Wick effect
A Bunsen burner flame was then applied to the 'candle'. Her killer had soaked the clothes and corpse in nearly a pint of barbecue starter fluid and set her on fire. wikipedia.org
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dead-light
ˈdead-light [In sense 1, f. dead a. 15; in 3, f. dead n., or Sc. form of death-light.] 1. Naut. A strong wooden or iron shutter fixed outside a cabin-window or port-hole in a storm, to prevent water from entering.1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World 3 A sea struck us..and drove in one of our quarter a... Oxford English Dictionary
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Bloody Mary (folklore)
This is done by repeatedly chanting her name into a mirror placed in a dimly lit or candle-lit room. The Bloody Mary apparition allegedly appears as a corpse, witch, ghost that can be friendly or evil or a demonic spirit, and is sometimes seen covered wikipedia.org
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Please explain how to make a candle holder with wine corks
little bit like that okay the same time you already put the glue will you make sure that you press it down little bit so the glue is going to stick to the corpse say I hope you can see with the camera man where anyone can wait a little bit I'm all like you can leave it on for about five minutes so the car the corpse
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Juan de Jáuregui (assassin)
Upon a search on the corpse, he was found to carry two pieces of castor fur, several crosses and amulets, a green wax candle (typical accoutrements of wikipedia.org
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Milward Kennedy
As Robert Milward Kennedy The Corpse on the Mat (1929). Evening Standard, 9 April 1952 Brief Candle. Evening Standard, 1 March 1954 China Clay. Evening Standard, 29 March 1954 Alibi by Post. wikipedia.org
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Nocturnal appearance (Jordaens, Staatliches Museum Schwerin)
Grasping the cloth her corpse was wrapped in, Philinion, in the guise of a vampire, asks to bed with Marchete. A male and a female servant are shown entering the room, the man holding a candle. wikipedia.org
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The Mischievous Boy
hound, who died from overeating meat of the bai's prized horse, who was worked to death carrying water to extinguish his house, which caught fire from a candle , which was lit over the corpse of his infant son, who fell from a tree. wikipedia.org
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Hun and po
Loewe explains with a candle metaphor; the physical is the "wick and substance of a candle", the spiritual and are the "force that keeps the candle The corpse will immediately come to life. wikipedia.org
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