Wick(n.) Alt. of Wich
Wick(n.) A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned.
Wick(v. i.) To strike a stone in an oblique direction.
Wicke(a.) Wicked.
Wicked(a.) Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp.
Wicked(a.) Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality; contrary to the moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin; sinful; immoral; profligate; -- said of persons and things; as, a wicked king; a wicked woman; a wicked deed; wicked designs.
Wicked(a.) Cursed; baneful; hurtful; bad; pernicious; dangerous.
Wicked(a.) Ludicrously or sportively mischievous; disposed to mischief; roguish.
Wickedly(adv.) In a wicked manner; in a manner, or with motives and designs, contrary to the divine law or the law of morality; viciously; corruptly; immorally.
Wicking(n.) the material of which wicks are made; esp., a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton.
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