"lampwick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lampwicks [plural], lamp-wick [alternative]
Etymology: From lamp + wick. Etymology templates: {{com|en|lamp|wick}} lamp + wick Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lampwick (countable and uncountable, plural lampwicks)
  1. (countable) A wick of a lamp, usually an oil lamp. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-lampwick-en-noun-~BDycX3d
  2. (uncountable) Material for making wicks for lamps. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-lampwick-en-noun-cgfsTE1u
  3. A plant of species Phlomis lychnitis. Wikidata QID: Q3088040 Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lampwick-en-noun-en:Q3088040 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 7 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 7 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 6 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lamplight, lamplighter, lamp oil

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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