candle-wickn.
/ˈkand(ə)lˌwɪk/ 1. † b. candlewick mullein n. Obsolete a name of the Great Mullein or Hag-taper, Verbascum Thapsus, the leaves and stalks having been used for wicks.
a. The wick of a candle. Also attributive.
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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > wick
flaxc975
candle-wickc1000
wickc1000
matcha1398
torch-wick1444
c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 154 Funalia, uel funes, candelweoca.
1483 Cath. Angl. 53 A Candylweke, lichinus, lichinum.
1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions i. x. f. 78 As Oyle doth nourish the flame in the Candlewieke.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Emmecher, to furnish with a match or candle-weeke.
1777 J. Howard State of Prisons (1780) 397 The Keeper..employs the prisoners in spinning candle-wick.
1880 R. Browning Clive 129 Pray me trim your candle-wick!
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Scrophulariaceae (figwort and allies) > [noun] > mullein
feltwortc1000
verbascumOE
Thapsusa1400
mullein?a1425
hag taper1526
high-taper1526
tapsebarbe1526
lungwort1538
torch1552
moth mullein1578
wolleyn1578
woollen1578
hedge-taper1579
wool-blade1585
bullock's lungwort1597
candlewick mullein1597
mullet1597
torch-herb1598
taperwort1601
torchwort1647
Jupiter's staff1664
cow's lungwort1777
shepherd's club1790
woollens1800
flannel-leaf1821
Adam's flannel1828
flannel-plant1849
king's taper1858
torch-blade1861
velvet-dock1863
Jacob's staff1879
shepherd's staff1882
wool-plant1883
shepherd's gourd1896
1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 631 Candle weeke Mullein hath large, broade, and woollie leaues.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Mescheniere, candle-weeke Mullein.
2. As one word. A soft material, usually cotton yarn, used to produce a tufted surface, also called candlewicking; material embroidered with tufts of this yarn. Also attributive.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > cotton > other
water twist1793
Lisle thread1851
Japanese gold thread1880
candle-wick1930
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > embroidered > with specific materials
silken1587
candle-wick1930
1930 Sears Catal. Fall 357 Candlewick Embroidery is a popular vogue in needlework. A candlewick tufted bedspread.
1934 Archit. Rev. 76 183 Candlewick work..is the apotheosis of the spot [design], consisting of blobs of fluffy wool stuck on to a material.
1939 M. B. Picken Lang. Fashion 18/2 Candlewicking, tuftings of threads to give a napped surface to fabric.
1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 152/2 Tweeds, folk weave, and candlewick..provide a wide range of surface-texture.
1958 P. Mortimer Daddy's gone a-Hunting xx. 119 Her candlewick dressing-gown.
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