wick
wick \'wik\ n [ME weke, wicke, fr. OE we-oce; akin to OHG wiohha w]ick, OIr figim I weave : a bundle of fibers or a loosely twisted cord, tape, or tube of soft spun cotton threads that by capillary attraction draws up to be burned a steady supply of the oil in lamps or the melted tallow or wax in candles