WICK

• (noun) a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

  synonyms : taper

• (noun) any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action

  "the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it"

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