"wicks" in the noun sense
1. wick
any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
"the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it"
2. wick, taper
a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
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