taper (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. cēreus2. fūnālis (a wax-torch)3. candēla • taper (subs.): 1. cēreus: Cic. Off. 3, 20, 80. 2. fūnālis (a wax-torch): id. Sen. 13, 44: Virg.: Hor. 3. candēla: Juv. 3, 287. [N.B.--Though candēla does not occur in Cic., the derivative candelabrum does. Cēreŏlārium, or -āre, a stand for wax t.s, occurs in Inscr.]