Sentence examples for the wicks from inspiring English sources

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the wicks

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A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre/fiber, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions.

  • Trim the wick fairly short, so that the flame does not smoke.

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"We can cut the wicks to any length you want".

As the cooled candles are ejected, the wicks are cut.

The wicks smoke, the glass cracks, and the light may be too weak to read by.

Lamplighters wandered the districts of the city at dusk, unlocking the boxes and igniting the wicks.

Instructions explain how to cut the wicks so the candles burn neatly and keep their shape.

His words lit the wicks of feminists, so they took to the streets, incandescent and dressed to pull.

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Or with the Wicks Law, which requires choosing the builder that offers the lowest price.

The Wicks Group, based in New York, did not disclose the price paid.

The Wicks Group, a private equity firm, bought it in 2006.

The Daily Racing Form was founded in 1894 and publishes 30 editions daily, the Wicks Group said.

He is a vice president at the Wicks Group of Companies, an investment firm in New York.

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