The physician put a wick in the wound to drain it. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A large nut shell filled with palm-oil, and containing a pith wick, is the ordinary Malay lamp. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither] Reference
I do not understand the best types of wicks to use for soy candles and massage candles, and why that particular wick is recommended. From Wordnik.com. [Massage Candles - The Fine Print - Day Two] Reference
The humidifier needs a replaceable 'wick' - a kind of concertina-like filter. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
The wick is a filter that absorbs water from the reservoir. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to How clean is Seattle's drinking water?] Reference
D, water vessel intended to keep the spiral of lamp wick, which is shown as surrounding T, in a moist condition. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882] Reference
Candles are also made from it thus: a thin sheet of the wood forms a wick, which is surrounded by a mixture of its sawdust and rice-paste. From Wordnik.com. [The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific] Reference
A shirt that will "wick" moisture away from my body. From Wordnik.com. [the free exercise clause] Reference
Sandia Labs is ready to commercialize its copper "wick" technology that efficiently moves heat away from your laptop's processor to vents. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: March 16, 2003 - March 22, 2003 Archives] Reference
Nylons can be used as a 'wick' to water your houseplants. From Wordnik.com. [AboutMyPlanet.com] Reference
There lives within the very flame of love A kind of wick, or snuff, that will abate it. From Wordnik.com. [The plays of William Shakespeare. In fifteen volumes. With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators] Reference
Garth and I spell 'wick' with a 'v' and no 'c' in it, remember. ". From Wordnik.com. [Viking Boys] Reference
Roy leaned down and touched the match to the wick. From Wordnik.com. [Why They Cried: Roy] Reference
So she struck the match and touched it to the wick. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Past Seven Stories] Reference
A candle stood on the table with its wick bent double. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
Most of us are familiar with dry-wick athletic apparel. From Wordnik.com. [Designers sweat the details to let athletic clothes breathe] Reference
So keep your wick in the air and your feet in the fetters. From Wordnik.com. [The Shins, 'Wincing the Night Away'] Reference
"It's going to become a lamp wick right here and now," declared young. From Wordnik.com. [On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake] Reference
For underwear and socks, fabrics that wick away perspiration are best. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the day: Layer up for a cold-weather workout] Reference
Let the candle cool, trim the wick, then check for drafts before relighting. From Wordnik.com. [Quiz: Shedding some light on candle safety] Reference
Touching a match to the wick, he replaced the cracked chimney and looked about him. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
The oil will rise to the top and the wick will burn as long as there is oil to burn. From Wordnik.com. [Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 A Monthly Magazine of Household Interest] Reference
The flint finally strikes the wick enough to catch a flame and he is able to light up. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Man and the Cigarette] Reference
He knew what he wanted: something stretchy and form-fitting that could wick away sweat. From Wordnik.com. [Suiting Up Against The Big Boys] Reference
If the wick in the lamp is short and you are out of coal oil, fill the lamp with water. From Wordnik.com. [Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 A Monthly Magazine of Household Interest] Reference
And Suzette passed me my lighted candle, the flame of which rose brilliantly from its wick. From Wordnik.com. [A Village of Vagabonds] Reference
Inside the bowl was a thick white candle, and it had a curly black wick like a kewpie's topknot. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Past Seven Stories] Reference
The candle is allowing this as the heat melts the wax and gives the flame more wick to consume. From Wordnik.com. [Candle Illumination] Reference
A convenient alcohol lamp may be made by taking a tin box, placing a tube in it, and putting in a common lamp wick. From Wordnik.com. [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference
Eleanor is still quite in a tremble lest the oil should smell, as Sarah frequently fails over the art of wick trimming. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
Extinguish all candles when leaving a room or before going to sleep, making sure the wick ember is no longer glowing. From Wordnik.com. [Quiz: Shedding some light on candle safety] Reference
Had I been a modern Munchausen I might have found some way of drawing a wick through the whale and setting fire to its blubber!. From Wordnik.com. [Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers] Reference
If you want your garment to wick and dry, find a 100-percent polyester fabric with sufficient pores to allow for breathability. From Wordnik.com. [Designers sweat the details to let athletic clothes breathe] Reference
Made in Estonia, the white candles came in a silver-colored metal containers and featured a square wick made of brown fiberboard. From Wordnik.com. [Ikea fined $500,000 for failing to report faulty candles] Reference
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