"mecche" meaning in Middle English

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        "wick (of a candle)"
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          "candle",
          "candle#English"
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          "word": "macche"
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          "word": "mache"
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          "macche",
          "macche#Middle English"
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        "wick (of a candle)"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɛt͡ʃ(ə)/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmat͡ʃ(ə)/"
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      "word": "macche"
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      "word": "mache"
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      "word": "matche"
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      "word": "meche"
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