wick oil lamp

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• Oil lamp — Neolithic stone lamps in Thousand Lamp Museum in Qiandeng town of Kunshan …   Wikipedia

• oil lamp — noun a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light • Syn: ↑kerosene lamp, ↑kerosine lamp • Hypernyms: ↑lamp • Hyponyms: ↑safety lamp, ↑Davy lamp • …   Useful english dictionary

• wick — [wık] n ↑flame, ↑wax, ↑wick [: Old English; Origin: weoce] 1.) the piece of thread in a ↑candle, that burns when you light it 2.) a long piece of material in an oil lamp, that sucks up oil so that the lamp can burn 3.) get on sb s wick …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Wick — may refer to: * Helmut Wick, World War II fighter Ace * Candle wick, the cord used in a candle or oil lamp * Denis Wick, trombonist and brass instrument teacher * Wick Airport, Scotland * Gian Carlo Wick, theoretical physicist * WICK, the call… …   Wikipedia

• wick — wick1 [wik] n. [ME wicke < OE weoca, akin to Ger wieche, wick yarn < IE base * weg , to weave: see VEIL] a piece of cord or tape, or a thin bundle of threads, in a candle, oil lamp, cigarette lighter, etc., designed to absorb fuel by… …   English World dictionary

• wick — [ wık ] noun count the part inside an OIL LAMP that burns to produce light or heat …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wick — 1. noun a) A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fiber, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such a …   Wiktionary

• wick — noun (C) 1 the piece of thread in a candle that burns when you light it 2 a long piece of material in an oil lamp that sucks up oil so that the lamp can burn 3 get on sb s wick BrE spoken to annoy someone …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lamp chimney — noun a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑chimney • Hypernyms: ↑flue • Part Holonyms: ↑oil lamp, ↑kerosene lamp, ↑kerosine lamp …   Useful english dictionary

• wick — UK [wɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms wick : singular wick plural wicks the part inside an oil lamp that burns to produce light or heat • get on someone s wick …   English dictionary

• lamp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. light, lantern, floor or table lamp; [light] bulb; headlamp. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. light, lantern, torch, light bulb; see light 3 . Types and forms of lamps include: wick, oil, gas, electric, sun,… …   English dictionary for students