The Collaborative International Dictionary
Roman \Ro"man\, a. [L. Romanus, fr. Roma Rome: cf. F. romain. Cf. Romaic, Romance, Romantic.]
Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman art.
Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; professing that religion.
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(Print.) (a) Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters. (b) Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i., iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc. Roman alum (Chem.), a cubical potassium alum formerly obtained in large quantities from Italian alunite, and highly valued by dyers on account of its freedom from iron. Roman balance, a form of balance nearly resembling the modern steelyard. See the Note under Balance, n.,
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Roman candle, a kind of firework (generally held in the hand), characterized by the continued emission of shower of sparks, and the ejection, at intervals, of brilliant balls or stars of fire which are thrown upward as they become ignited.
Roman Catholic, of, pertaining to, or the religion of that church of which the pope is the spiritual head; as, a Roman Catholic priest; the Roman Catholic Church.
Roman cement, a cement having the property of hardening under water; a species of hydraulic cement.
Roman law. See under Law.
Roman nose, a nose somewhat aquiline.
Roman ocher, a deep, rich orange color, transparent and durable, used by artists.
--Ure.Roman order (Arch.), the composite order. See Composite, a.,
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Wikipedia
A Roman candle is a traditional type of firework that ejects one or more stars or exploding shells. Roman candles come in a variety of sizes, from small 6 mm (1/4") diameter for consumers, and up to 8 cm (3") diameter in professional fireworks displays.
Roman candles originated in China, but first became popular during Italian Renaissance. They are banned in some countries, including the Netherlands and Finland, as they have a tendency to cause accidents due to users of the firework not knowing how to use them properly. Roman candles are illegal to possess and set off in the U.S. states of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Delaware.
Roman Candle is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. It was recorded in late 1993 and released on July 14, 1994 by record label Cavity Search.
Pitchfork has described the album's style as "lo-fi folk".
Roman Candle is an indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, composed of Skip Matheny, Logan Matheny and Timshel Matheny. They have released three studio albums, several touring EP's, toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe, and played in various other bands / live acts. Roman Candle was founded in 1997 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band, who all attended UNC-Chapel Hill, recorded and performed there for 10 years before moving to Nashville, TN in 2008.
Roman candle may refer to:
- Roman Candle (album), a 1994 album by Elliott Smith
- Roman Candle (band), band from Chapel Hill, NC
- Roman candle (firework)
- Roman Candles (film), a 1966 short film by John Waters
Usage examples of "roman candle".
One is simply a ball of magnesium or calcium light that is thrown like the ball out of a Roman candle, its brilliance beginning just as it reaches the apex of its curving flight and lasting just during its slow fall, thus lighting up all the surrounding country for several seconds with the most intense glare.
I knew that as soon as the second roman candle went up Hallam would pinpoint me and he didn't have so many rounds left in the pistol.
I put my foot on the roman candle and ground it into the earth just as the ignition began.
To my right there was the choking sound of a roman candle sending livid balls of fire high above my head.
They'd gone out there in a real spacecraft, not just an overgrown Roman candle like the one he'd ridden into orbit.
That made about as much sense as PawPaw deciding to emulate a Roman candle.
Beside him on his left were two portfires - fifteen-inch-long cylindrical tubes filled with a composition of saltpetre, sulphur and gunpowder mealed by treating it with spirits of wine, and which when lit burned steadily like a large Roman candle at the rate of an inch a minute.