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Roman candle
noun as in cylindrical firework
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Figure 295 shows the manner in which a Roman-candle can be attached to a kite-string.
The composition may also be pumped into roman candle streamer stars.
That appendage of No. 999 was shooting out 178 showers of sparks like a roman candle.
Any writer of the Roman-candle-volcanic tribe could have heaped up their fires, after a fashion.
If a roman candle is intended to be fired singly, twist a piece of touchpaper round the mouth.
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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to roman-candle, such as: catherine wheel, rocket, signal rocket, skyrocket, and sparkler.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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