Cotton that holds the flame of a candle for a set period of time.
1 This was sometimes made by dipping a candle wick into melted tallow.
2 A candle wick flickered and caught.
3 A crown of angry red formed upon the candle wick , which toppled over in the socket and guttered out with a sharp hiss.
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.
5 He laughed gaily as he went through the historically famous test of courage in snuffing the flaring candle wicks with his fingers.
6 In the dimly lighted kitchen, their malevolent yellow eyes were as bright as the flames leaping on the points of the candle wicks .
7 "They're like candle wicks , " Halle said.
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