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What is "Wick" - Definition & Explanation

A woven or a braided narrow fabric or a yarn or a group of yarns that has/have particularly good capillary properties.

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Some more terms:
Drawing
Operations by which slivers (q.v.) are blended (or doubled), levelled and, by drafting (q.v.), reduced to the stage of roving (q.v.) (In the cotton industry, the term is applied exclusively to...

Pleat
Fold of fabric, folded back upon itself so that the pleat is comprised of three layers; occurs vertically only. Pleats may be partially stitched or pressed down. Kinds of pleats include: knife...

Float
The portion of a warp or weft yarn that rides over two or more opposing yarns to form a sleek face, as in satin or is grouped to form a pattern on the face, as in...

Cop
A self-supporting PACKAGE of YARN which does not have a core through its...

Spongy
Having a surface that can be compressed but....

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