CANDLEWICK Definition & Meaning

candlewick

[kan-dl-wik]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

the wick of a candle.
Textiles.��Also candlewicking.
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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