| 释义 |
ˈwickless, a.
[f. wick n.1 + -less.]
That burns without a wick; not fitted with a wick.
1899T. Eaton & Co. Catal. ‘Summer Needs’ 13 (heading) Wickless blue flame oil stoves. 1924Chambers's Jrnl. Sept. 638/1 In all wickless stoves and lamps particles of carbon are deposited in the vaporiser. 1950[see gun-flash s.v. gun n. 16 a]. |