candlewick

[ kan-dl-wik ]

noun
  1. the wick of a candle.

  2. Also candlewicking. Textiles.

    • Also called candlewick yarn . loosely twisted yarn, usually of cotton, used for making candlewick fabric.

    • the process of making candlewick fabric.

    • the design made by this process.

adjective
  1. (of a fabric) having small, short bunches of wicking tufted to form a design: a candlewick bedspread of unbleached muslin.

Origin of candlewick

1
before 1000; Middle English candelweke,Old English candelwēoc.See candle, wick1

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British Dictionary definitions for candlewick

candlewick

/ (ˈkændəlˌwɪk) /


noun
  1. 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

  2. the wick of a candle

  1. (modifier) being or made of candlewick fabric

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