Definition of "candlewick" []

• The wick of a candle. (noun)
• A soft heavy cotton thread similar to that used to make wicks for candles. (noun)
• Embroidery made of tufts of this thread. (noun)

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• "EA was saying that Candlewick is one of the few houses that puts lists of who-edited-what online Though for my own part, I could only find them by googling "editors name candlewick", not by a cursory glance at the website."
• "Behind her, a teddy bear lies on the candlewick bedspread, while downstairs her flatmate is urging their weekly appointment with Dr Finlay's Casebook."
• "If you'd put David Miliband at the other end of the window, clad only in a candlewick bedspread, it would have been even hotter."