stoppino — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
stoppino is used for these senses in English:
- taper A slender wax candle.
- wick (countable) A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.
taper — full definition
- verb To become gradually narrower toward one end.
- verb To decrease or reduce gradually.
wick — full definition
- noun The braided cord in a candle or lamp that soaks up fuel to feed the flame.
- noun Any strip of absorbent material that draws liquid away by capillary action, including medically, to drain a wound.
- verb Of a material, to draw liquid along or through itself.