candlewick

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English candelwyk, candelwike, from Old English candelweoc, candelwēoce (candlewick), equivalent to candle +‎ wick.

Noun

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candlewick (countable and uncountable, plural candlewicks)

  1. (countable) The wick of a candle.
    • 1865, Isabella Banks, God's Providence House, volume 2, page 72:
      The unsnuffed candlewick was crowned with a tuft of sooty ash, the fire had died down into a few dull red and white embers []
  2. The thread used to make the wicks of candles.
  3. A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery.
    • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 122:
      He sat on the candlewick bedspread and a woman came into the room and knelt on the floor in front of him.

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