"fetch candle" meaning in English

See fetch candle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fetch candles [plural]
Etymology: See fetch (“wraith, apparition”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|fetch#Etymology_2|fetch|wraith, apparition}} fetch (“wraith, apparition”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fetch candle (plural fetch candles)
  1. (archaic) A mysterious light, which, when seen at night, was believed to foretell a person's death. Tags: archaic Synonyms: corpse candle

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