candle
1.
2. Abbr. c Physics. a. An obsolete unit of luminous intensity, originally defined in terms of a wax candle with standard composition and equal to 1.02 candelas. Also called international candle. b. See candela.
verb
candled
To examine (an egg) for freshness or fertility by holding it before a bright light.
[Middle English candel, from Old English and from Anglo-Norman candele, both from Latin candēla, from candēre, to shine.]
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