1. A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame; SYN. taper.
2. Any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action.
aus Baumwollfäden gewebte oder verdrillte Schnur, die in Petroleumlampen u. Kerzen durch Kapillarwirkung Brennstoff hochsaugt.
To absorb or drain (as a fluid or moisture) like a wick