candle-wick

Noun

 * 1) * 1843, William Newton, The London journal of arts and sciences (and repertory of patent inventions) [afterw.] Newton's London journal of arts and sciences, page 112:
 * To Nathaniel Card, of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, candle-wick manufacturer, for certain improvements in the manufacture of candle-wick, and in machinery or apparatus for producing such manufacture. — [Sealed 14th January, 1843.] These improvements, in the manufacture of candle-wick, apply particularly to the common or well-known plaited or platted wick, used in candles, for supporting combustion, and consist, Firstly, — in the introduction of one, two, or more straight ...
 * 1) * 1843, William Newton, The London journal of arts and sciences (and repertory of patent inventions) [afterw.] Newton's London journal of arts and sciences, page 112:
 * To Nathaniel Card, of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, candle-wick manufacturer, for certain improvements in the manufacture of candle-wick, and in machinery or apparatus for producing such manufacture. — [Sealed 14th January, 1843.] These improvements, in the manufacture of candle-wick, apply particularly to the common or well-known plaited or platted wick, used in candles, for supporting combustion, and consist, Firstly, — in the introduction of one, two, or more straight ...