cereus.
wax light, taper, candle;
Meaning & usage
of wax, waxen
of the colour of wax; beige, cream-coloured
of the properties of wax; soft, pliant
easily moved, swayed or persuaded
Where this word comes from
From cēra (“wax”).
a wax taper or light, particularly those that were brought by clients to their patrons as presents at the time of the Saturnalia
Where this word comes from
Substantive from cēreus fūnis (“waxen cord”).
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