Roman candle

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Ro′man can′dle, 

1. a firework consisting of a tube that sends out a shower of sparks and a succession of balls of fire.

• 1825–35

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Roman candle noun

1. a firework that produces a continuous shower of sparks punctuated by coloured balls of fire

Etymology: 19th Century: so called from its having been originated in Italy