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Wick
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What's The Definition Of Wick?
[n] a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
[n] any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action Synonyms | Synonyms for Wick: taper Related Terms | Find terms related to Wick: See Also | candle | candlewick | cord | kerosene lamp | kerosine lamp | oil lamp | wax light Wick In Webster's Dictionary \Wick\, or Wich \Wich\, n. [AS. w[=i]c village, fr. L.
vicus. In some names of places, perhaps fr. Icel. v[=i]k an
inlet, creek, bay. See {Vicinity}, and cf. {Villa}.]
1. A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of
work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in
composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick. --Stow.
2. (Curling) A narrow port or passage in the rink or course,
flanked by the stones of previous players.
\Wick\, n. [OE. wicke, weyke, weke, AS. weoca or wecca; cf. D. wiek a roll of lint, Prov. G. wicke, and wieche, OHG. wiohha, Sw. veke, Dan. v[ae]ge; of uncertain origin.] A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned. But true it is, that when the oil is spent The light goes out, and wick is thrown away. --Spenser. \Wick\, v. i. (Curling) To strike a stone in an oblique direction. --Jamieson. |
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