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wickless

  • a word derived from wick.
    wick
    noun
    a bundle or loose twist or braid of soft threads, or a woven strip or tube, as of cotton or asbestos, which in a candle, lamp, oil stove, cigarette lighter, or the like, serves to draw up the melted tallow or wax or the oil or other flammable liquid to be burned.

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I know, I know; I am way behind the curve, to which the wickless, fragrance-free, picked-over shelves of my local Michaels can attest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2020

The world's most famous collection of wickless candles announced: "We proactively encourage our visitors to interact with the waxworks should they so choose."

From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2011

Consumer Products and Services: Scentsy With 8,094 percent growth in three years, the sudden success of wickless candle company Scentsy saved it's founders from bankruptcy.

From Inc ● Aug. 24, 2010

Bronze oil lamps, surmounted by leaping lions and the hooked beaks of griffins, stood dry and wickless under glass.

From Time Magazine Archive

Candles, 159, 160-165. bayberry, 164. dip, 165. makers, 166. making, 163, 164, 165. molds, 165. sperm, 163. suet, 161. tallow, 161, 165. wickless, 161.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend

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