Wick

Definition

wick /wÇk/ n (က) (ဖေယာင္းတိုင္) မီးစာ။ (ခ) (မွန္အိမ္၊ မီးခြက္) မီးစာ။ trim the wick of a lamp. ❏ get on sb's wick [ IDM ] ( Brit infml ) ေခ်တိုက္သည္။ ေခ်က်သည္။

Examples

1. ‘The wick of the candle is either made of a braided or twisted plant fibre (cotton or hemp) which is the safest to burn.’
2. ‘From the colourful tiny candles bedecking birthday cakes to the ordinary white ones with long wicks
3. candles have not only served to dispel darkness
4. but also served as means to express love and affection.’
5. ‘He took his lighter from his pocket and flicked it
6. and touched the small steady butane flame to the wick of the candle.’
7. ‘In his hands he held a red candle with a wick that burned with a dancing flame.’
8. ‘One of them is preparing the candles - or
9. more precisely
10. oil lamps and wicks - that my wife lights before Shabbat arrives.’
11. ‘Primitive lamps
12. which relied on capillary action to deliver oil or melted fat up a wick to the flame
13. were improved only marginally in form and material over many centuries.’
14. ‘Five wicks create a tall flame like a blow torch which makes a soft roaring noise.’
15. ‘The leaves are covered with a white
16. downy coating that
17. before the introduction of cotton to Britain
18. was used to make candle wicks.’
19. ‘He would pour wax from one candle holder to another
20. dousing the wick in wax and putting out the flame
21. effectively eliminating the usability of that candle anytime in the near future.’
22. ‘During this special time
23. all temples and some churches light lamps with wicks dipped in oil
24. and true religious solidarity is felt in an all-encompassing mood of cheerfulness and joy.’
25. ‘Waving his right hand over the candle
26. the wick suddenly flickered
27. then formed into a flame
28. which lit his cold room.’
29. ‘Inside
30. he found a teak-and-bamboo two-level serving cart
31. a set of candles and wicks
32. and a bamboo pitcher.’
33. ‘We are running short of other items as well: wicks for candles
34. herbs and medicines
35. thread and yarn for mending
36. and nearly anything small
37. metal
38. and commonly-used.’
39. ‘Carriages in the street used wax and wicks for their lamps.’
40. ‘Once it is poured
41. it will come out only through the hole at the top of the lamp in which a wick is kept lighted.’
42. ‘Servants hurried around
43. replacing candles and oil and wicks.’
44. ‘Picking up a small match to light a candle
45. Mary hesitated before setting the fresh wick to flame.’
46. ‘Shortly a fire caught in the wick of the oil lamp and shed light through the tent.’
47. ‘The women well remember the regular job of filling lamps and trimming the wicks.’
48. ‘Not only did the increased movement of both air and oil to the wick enable the solar lamp to burn brighter
49. but higher priced oils like spermaceti were not required to achieve these advantageous results.’