candlewick
English
noun
Definitions
- The thread used to make the wicks of candles
- A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English candelwyk inherited from Old English candelweoc affix from English candle + English wick (dwelling, village).
Origin
English
wick
Gloss
dwelling, village
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
村
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Candlemas English
- Wickfield English
- candle English
- candleberry English
- candlebomb English
- candlefish English
- candleflame English
- candleglow English
- candleholder English
- candleless English
- candlelight English
- candlelighted English
- candlelighter English
- candlelighting English
- candlelike English
- candlelit English
- candlemaker English
- candlemaking English
- candlenut English
- candlepin English
- candlepower English
- candler English
- candleshine English
- candlestand English
- candlestick English
- candlestub English
- candlewaster English
- candlewax English
- candlewood English
- constablewick English
- multiwick English
- oxygen candle English
- sheriffwick English
- wick English
- wickie English
- wickless English
- wicklike English
- wickmaker English
- candelweoc Old English
- candel Middle English
- candelwyk Middle English
- weke Middle English
- kāāntōļ Marshallese
- kandel Tok Pisin
- kandra Sranan Tongo
- kanduru Shona
- kandulo Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- wick
- candle
- wickie
- candler
- wicklike
- wickless
- multiwick
- candlelit
- candlewax
- candlepin
- Wickfield
- Candlemas
- wickmaker
- candlenut
- candlebomb
- candleglow
- candlefish
- candleless
- candlestub
- candlelike
- candlewood
- candleberry
- candlepower
- candleshine
- candleflame
- candlestick
- sheriffwick
- candlelight
- candlestand
- candlemaker
- candlemaking
- candlewaster
- candleholder
- candlelighted
- candlelighter
- oxygen candle
- constablewick
- candlelighting