CANDLEWICK Definition & Meaning

candlewick

[ kan-dl-wik ]

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the wick of a candle.
Also candlewicking. Textiles.
1. Also called candlewick yarn. loosely twisted yarn, usually of cotton, used for making candlewick fabric.
2. the process of making candlewick fabric.
3. the design made by this process.

(of a fabric) having small, short bunches of wicking tufted to form a design:
a candlewick bedspread of unbleached muslin.

candlewick

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unbleached cotton or muslin into which loops of yarn are hooked and then cut to give a tufted pattern. It is used for bedspreads, dressing gowns, etc
the wick of a candle
modifier being or made of candlewick fabric

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before 1000; Middle English candelweke, Old English ��Ի��ŧ�ǳ�. See candle, wick ¹

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A cat, dozing on a table, spits on a paw and snuffs out a candlewick.

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Instead, I stare at the candlewick as it flickers against the Virgin’s calm smile.

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To make that robe, said Powell in a telephone interview, “I bought a couple of bed covers — they’re called candlewick — from eBay.”

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She lit the candlewick with a match and watched it sputter and light, then she picked up the black key.

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When they were ready to retire, I would bring sweet wine and clean linens, trim the candlewicks, and withdraw, locking the doors behind me.

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