wicklessadj.
That burns without a wick; not fitted with a wick.
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wickless1899
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wickless1924
1899 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Summer Needs issue 13 (heading) Wickless blue flame oil stoves.
1924 Chambers's Jrnl. Sept. 638/1 In all wickless stoves and lamps particles of carbon are deposited in the vaporiser.
1950 J. Bussell Puppets & I iv. 85 Gun flashes (made with wickless cigarette-lighters) denote the start of a battle.
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