candlewick
6.5
A thread in a candle that you light to make a flame
- noun
- /ˈkændlˌwɪk/
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mecha
- It was a world of synagogues and houses of study, where young and old crowded together by the candlewick, to study late into the night.
Examples
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"You're mighty perky," said a member of the Altar Guild, who was trimming candlewicks in the vesting room.
Fiction book (1999) -
Lit by the soft glow of the candlewick, the room felt warm and inviting.
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Candlewick
Fiction book (2002) -
She prayed in flickering light, the candlewicks so charred that the room grew black with soot.
Fiction book (1999) -
She cut the candlewick to ensure it would fit perfectly into the candle holder.
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After melting the wax, they carefully inserted a new candlewick into the center of the mold.
Surface Forms
candlewick singular
candlewicks plural
Morphology
Etymology
Candlewick simply joins candle and wick. The wick is the 'small cord' you light, so candlewick means the cord inside a candle that burns to make the flame.
