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Webster 1828 Edition


Alnight

AL'NIGHT

, n A cake of wax with the wick in the midst.

Definition 2024


alnight

alnight

English

Noun

alnight (plural alnights)

  1. (obsolete) A great cake of wax with a wick in the midst, intended to burn all night.

References

  • alnight in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911