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wick in a flame means ​

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noun. 1A strip of porous material up which liquid fuel is drawn by capillary action to the flame in a candle, lamp, or lighter. ... 'Primitive lamps, which relied on capillary action to deliver oil or melted fat up a wick to the flame, were improved only marginally in form and material over many centuries.

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Strip of porous material up which liquid fuel is drawn by capillary action to the flame in a candle, lamp, or lighter.
Example- He took his lighter from his pocket and flicked it, and touched the small steady butane flame to the wick of the candle.
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