Etymology : Middle English weke, wicke, from Old English wEoce; akin to Old High German wiohha wick, Middle Irish figid he weaves
Pronunciation : 'wik
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. bundle of fibers or string used in burning a candle or an oil lamp; cloth that draws up liquid by capillary action. wick\wick\, v. i. (curling) to strike a stone in an oblique direction.wick \wick\ , or wich \wich\ ], n. [as. wīc village, fr. l. vicus. in some names of places, perhaps fr. icel. vīk an inlet, creek, bay. see:
vicinity, and cf. villa.].
2. a street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, warwick, greenwick.
3. (curling) a narrow port or passage in the rink or course, flanked by the stones of previous players.wick \wick\ , n. [oe. wicke, weyke, weke, as. weoca or wecca; cf. d. wiek a roll of lint, prov. g. wicke, and wieche, ohg. wiohha, sw. veke, dan. v?ge; of uncertain origin.] a bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned. but true it is, that when the oil is spent the light goes out, and wick is thrown away.wick n.
4. any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action.
5. a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame [syn: taper].
6. A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick.
7. A narrow port or passage in the rink or course, flanked by the stones of previous players.
8. A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned.
9. To strike a stone in an oblique direction. a loosely woven cord that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action.
10. 1. The wick of a candle is the piece of string in it which burns when it is lit.
11. The wick of a paraffin lamp or cigarette lighter is the part which supplies the fuel to the flame when it is lit.