What does candlewick mean?
Candlewick means (countable) The wick of a candle..
Candlewick
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(countable) The wick of a candle..
Definitions by Sense
- (countable) The wick of a candle.
- The thread used to make the wicks of candles.
- A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery.
Example Sentences
Accordingly, the next day I came provided with six large candles of my own making (for I made very good candles now of goat’s tallow, but was hard set for candle-wick, using sometimes rags or rope-yarn, and sometimes the dried rind of a weed like nettles); and going into this low place I was obliged to creep upon all-fours as I have said, almost ten yards—which, by the way, I thought was a venture bold enough, considering that I knew not how far it might go, nor what was beyond it.
The unsnuffed candlewick was crowned with a tuft of sooty ash, the fire had died down into a few dull red and white embers […]
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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Word Forms
- candlewicks
- candle-wick
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Accordingly, the next day I came provided with six large candles of my own making (for I made very good candles now of goat’s tallow, but was hard set for candle-wick, using sometimes rags or rope-yarn, and sometimes the dried rind of a weed like nettles); and going into this low place I was obliged to creep upon all-fours as I have said, almost ten yards—which, by the way, I thought was a venture bold enough, considering that I knew not how far it might go, nor what was beyond it.
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