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candlewick

candlewick

English

Noun

candlewick ‎(plural candlewicks)

The thread used to make the wicks of candles
A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery

Translations

thread used to make the wicks of candles

Chinese:
Mandarin: 燭心 (zh), 烛心 (zh) ‎(zhúxīn), 炷 (zh) ‎(zhù)
French: mèche (fr) f, mèche de bougie f
Georgian: ფითილი ‎(pitili)
German: Docht (de) m, Kerzendocht m

Japanese: ろうそくの芯 ‎(ろうそくのしん, rōsoku no shin)
Russian: фити́ль (ru) m ‎(fitílʹ)
Spanish: pabilo (es) m
Turkish: fitil (tr)