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Definition of Padella
1. n. A large cup or deep saucer, containing fatty matter in which a wick is placed, -- used for public illuminations, as at St. Peter's, in Rome. Called also padelle.
Definition of Padella
1. a candle made from a shallow dish of fat [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Padella
Literary usage of Padella
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Hand-book to the Order Lepidoptera by William Forsell Kirby (1897)
"Yponomeuta padella, Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haust, iv. p. 243 (1834). ...
padella, Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, p. ..."
2. Miscellanies by William Makepeace Thackeray (1877)
"Hereby summon the false traitor padella, calling himself King of Crim Tartary," — " —
lo ... the furious padella, who was now perfectly livid with rage, ..."
3. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1902)
"King padella for ever!" Would I not describe all this, I say, and in the very
finest language too ? But this humble pen does not possess the skill necessary ..."
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