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- pronunciation:
- wIk
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a cord or tape of loosely bunched, braided, or woven fibers that, in a candle, oil lamp, or the like, draws up fuel by capillary action to be burned at its upper end.
- similar words:
- mantle, taper
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| definition 2: |
a device that similarly draws fluid by capillary action.
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