- 1. n a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance n tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches n a small portable battery-powered electric lamp n a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame v burn maliciously, as by arson Source: ecdict
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