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Roman candle

noun

a firework consisting of a tube that sends out a shower of sparks and a succession of balls of fire.

Roman candle

a firework that produces a continuous shower of sparks punctuated by coloured balls of fire

First recorded in 1825–35

C19: so called from its having been originated in Italy

Figure 295 shows the manner in which a Roman-candle can be attached to a kite-string.

The composition may also be pumped into roman candle streamer stars.

That appendage of No. 999 was shooting out 178 showers of sparks like a roman candle.

Any writer of the Roman-candle-volcanic tribe could have heaped up their fires, after a fashion.

If a roman candle is intended to be fired singly, twist a piece of touchpaper round the mouth.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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