rushlight
Poor man's candle
A rushlight is a primitive candle made by dipping the dried pith of a rush plant in tallow or grease.
Before cheap candles became widely available, rushlights provided dim, smoky illumination for common households.
The word appears mostly in historical contexts: The cottage was lit by a single rushlight.
Rendered animal fat
- wickFuel-drawing cord
- flameBurning gas made visible
- glowSteady, soft light
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
burn · dim · feeble · smoky · sputter · guttering · illumination · bedside
Core or crux
- tallowRendered animal fat
- greaseThick oily lubricant
- fatAdipose tissue
- mutton fatRendered ovine adipose tissue
beef tallow · dipping · coating · soaking · dried · peeled · stripped · core
Of the Middle Ages
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- colonialOf occupied territories
- cottageSmall rural home
- peasantLow-status agricultural laborer
poor · humble · thrift · economy · household · domestic · chandler · splint
Brief immersion action
- peelingComing off in strips
- strippingRemoving outer layers
- dryingMoisture removal process
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
making · homemade · traditional · self-sufficiency · preparation · seasonal · harvest · August
tallow
Rendered animal fat
flicker · burn · dim · feeble · smoky · sputter · guttering · illumination · bedside · chamber
pith
Core or crux
mutton fat · beef tallow · dipping · coating · soaking · dried · peeled · stripped · core · plant
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
peasant · poor · humble · thrift · economy · household · domestic · chandler · splint · tallow candle
dipping
Brief immersion action
rendering · making · homemade · traditional · self-sufficiency · preparation · seasonal · harvest · August
rushlightfloodlight
Broad outdoor illumination source
spotlight · searchlight · beacon · arc lamp · halogen lamp
rushlightelectric light
Current-powered illumination device
LED light · fluorescent light · incandescent bulb · gas lamp · laser
light, rush, rushed, lighting, rushing, illuminate, rushes, unrushed, rusher