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wick I. \ˈwik\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English wicke, wike, weke, from Old English wēoce; akin to Old High German wiohha lint, wick, Old Irish figim I weave, Old English wōcie noose, Sanskrit vāgurā net, noose; basic meaning: to weave, web 1. a. : a bundle of fibers or a loosely twisted, braided, or woven cord, tape, or tube usually of soft spun cotton threads that by capillary attraction draws up to be burned a steady supply of the oil in lamps or the melted tallow or wax in candles b. : a strip of material (as gauze or strands of catgut) placed in a wound to serve as a drain 2. : wicking II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English wik dwelling place, village, town, farm, from Old English wīc; akin to Old Frisian wīk dwelling place, town, Old High German wīch; all from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from Latin vicus village — more at vicinity dialect England : farmstead; specifically : a dairy farm or house III. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English wik, from Old Norse vik; akin to Old Norse vīkja to move, turn archaic : corner, angle; especially : a corner of the eye or mouth IV. \ˈwik, ˈwīk\ noun (-s) Etymology: Old Norse vīk; akin to Old English wīc bay, creek, Middle Low German wīk bay, creek, Old Norse vīkja to move, turn — more at week chiefly Scotland : a small inlet : creek V. \ˈwik\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: origin unknown transitive verb : to make an inwick upon (another stone) in curling intransitive verb : inwick • - wick a bore VI. noun (-s) 1. : a narrow port or passageway in the course in curling that is flanked by the stones of previous players 2. : inwick VII. dialect England variant of quick I VIII. dialect Britain variant of week IX. transitive verb : to absorb or drain (as fluid or moisture) like a wick < a fabric that wicks away perspiration > |