The candlewood supports groaned but held the craft upright. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
Tawnos was stripped to the waist and bending a thick spar of candlewood along a graceful line chalked against one wall. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
Long poles of ancient candlewood jutted from the exposed bank, to which had been attached what looked like sail rigging. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
Tawnos gave a good - natured nod, but his veins were standing out at his neck from holding the candlewood spar in its twisted position. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
It was Urza who discovered that the sail-like wings had to be ribbed with thin shoots of candlewood in order to maintain their form in flight. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
The entire encampment could hear the sharp creaking of the candlewood struts and the high-pitched whine of the wires passing through metal loops and pulleys. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
Pine torches were often used out of doors, and rushlights and candlewood were undoubtedly used in the humbler dwellings during the very early years of the settlement. From Wordnik.com. [New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America] Reference
The ocotilla or candlewood with long, lash-like stalks springing from a common centre -- that cactus, which, when dried, needs only a lighted match to set it afire -- flourishes in the rocky ledges. From Wordnik.com. [Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico] Reference
A number of men now advanced, carrying candlewood torches. From Wordnik.com. [The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley] Reference
An experienced guide and a supply of torches, consisting of bundles of candlewood split into small strips, had been provided. From Wordnik.com. [The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley] Reference
Behind her, Mishra lit the candlewood torches. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
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