English Explanatory Dictionary

quarion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A square lump of wax (with a wick in the center), to be burned like a candle.

Word forms

quarion quarions quariar quarrier

Etymology

The Oxford Dictionary cites usage as early as 1512 and lists quarrier as a variant of the term.

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