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A strip of plaited material, usually cotton, which by capillary action draws liquid fuel from a reservoir to a burner.
A strip of plaited material, usually cotton, which by capillary action draws liquid fuel from a reservoir to a burner.


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[[Category:2.3 Light Sources]
[[Category:2.3 Light Sources]]
[[Category:Alphabetical Index]]
[[Category:Alphabetical Index]]
[[Category:IALA Dictionary 1970-89 Edition]]
[[Category:IALA Dictionary 1970-89 Edition]]

Latest revision as of 11:01, 1 March 2009

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A strip of plaited material, usually cotton, which by capillary action draws liquid fuel from a reservoir to a burner.

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Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)