DCHP-1 Online
candle ((n.)) 
n. disintegrating ice consisting of prisms formed perpendicular to the original ice surface; also, one of these prisms.
See also: needle ice
- 1796 (1916) The rest [of the partly melted ice] we call candles, that is, icicles of fifteen to eighteen inches, or more in length, each distinct from the other; it is thus that nature prepares the ice to be broken up by a strong gale.
- 1913 Most of the ice in Hudson Straits was rapidly decomposing, smashing in "candles" on contact with the ship.
- 1924 Harry pulled me out, shouting with anxiety, for "candle" ice is nerve-wracking stuff.
- 1796 (1916) The rest [of the partly melted ice] we call candles, that is, icicles of fifteen to eighteen inches, or more in length, each distinct from the other; it is thus that nature prepares the ice to be broken up by a strong gale.