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Significados de candle-making wicks en inglés

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Cotton that holds the flame of a candle for a set period of time.

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        Examples for "wick"
        Examples for "wick"
        1
        The wick had been trimmed, and Cartwright was in for the evening.
        The Rangeland Avenger
        2
        She raised the chimney and lit the lamp, and regulated the wick.
        Clayhanger
        3
        Here the socket of the candle dropped, and the wick went out.
        Jane Eyre: An Autobiography
        4
        Buck Daniels ran to the big lamp and turned up the wick.
        The Night Horseman
        5
        The wick dips into the clear molten wax and the flame falters.
        Caleb's crossing
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        This was sometimes made by dipping a candle wick into melted tallow.
        Stories of American Life and Adventure
        2
        A candle wick flickered and caught.
        American Gods
        3
        A crown of angry red formed upon the candle wick, which toppled over in the socket and guttered out with a sharp hiss.
        A Foregone Conclusion
        4
        The candle wick burned long, and was topped by a little cap of fiery red that seemed to wink at us like an impish gnome.
        The Golden Road
        5
        He laughed gaily as he went through the historically famous test of courage in snuffing the flaring candle wicks with his fingers.
        Westways: A Village Chronicle
        Translations for candle-making wicks
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