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Grammar : Verb
Spell : kan-dl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn dl

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Définition of candling

Origin :
  • Old English candel "lamp, lantern, candle," an early ecclesiastical borrowing from Latin candela "a light, torch, candle made of tallow or wax," from candere "to shine," from PIE root *kand- "to glow, to shine, to shoot out light" (cf. Sanskrit cand- "to give light, shine," candra- "shining, glowing, moon;" Greek kandaros "coal;" Welsh cann "white;" Middle Irish condud "fuel").
  • Candles were unknown in ancient Greece (where oil lamps sufficed), but common from early times among Romans and Etruscans. Candles on birthday cakes seems to have been originally a German custom. To hold a candle to originally meant "to help in a subordinate capacity," from the notion of an assistant or apprentice holding a candle for light while the master works. To burn the candle at both ends is recorded from 1730.
  • As in scrutinize : verb examine closely
  • As in check : verb inspect, examine
Example sentences :
  • Examining eggs to determine their quality is called "candling."
  • Extract from : « Every Step in Canning » by Grace Viall Gray
  • When he works, the room must be dark except for the covered light used in candling.
  • Extract from : « Our Domestic Birds » by John H. Robinson
  • If you are in doubt about the quality of any eggs you are candling break a few of them into a dish and examine them.
  • Extract from : « Every Step in Canning » by Grace Viall Gray
  • He was "candling" a phial of ground glass in his fingers as a good wife tries eggs.
  • Extract from : « Balsamo, The Magician » by Alexander Dumas
  • This saved the wages of the egg twirlers, whose method of candling eggs, as it was called, was far less rapid than the Separator.
  • Extract from : « Mother » by Owen Wister
  • First grade that can be separated by candling, corresponding to about twenty-four hours of incubation.
  • Extract from : « The Dollar Hen » by Milo M. Hastings
  • The loss in candling is generally kept account of, but is seldom charged back to the shipper.
  • Extract from : « The Dollar Hen » by Milo M. Hastings
  • First: The encouragement of the cash buying of produce, and, if possible, the candling of all eggs with proper deduction for loss.
  • Extract from : « The Dollar Hen » by Milo M. Hastings

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