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English
Etymology
From Middle English candelwyk, candelwike, from Old English candelweoc, candelwēoce (“candlewick”), equivalent to candle + wick.
Noun
candlewick (countable and uncountable, plural candlewicks)
- (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 […]
- The thread used to make the wicks of candles.
- 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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