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v. i. (Curling) To strike a stone in an oblique direction. Jamieson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. wicke, weyke, weke, AS. weoca or wecca; cf. D. wiek a roll of lint, Prov. G. wicke, and wieche, OHG. wiohha, Sw. veke, Dan. væge; of uncertain origin. ] A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned. [ 1913 Webster ]

But true it is, that when the oil is spent
The light goes out, and wick is thrown away. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wicked. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. “With full wikke intent.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. wicked, fr. wicke wicked; probably originally the same word as wicche wizard, witch. See Witch. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality; contrary to the moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin; sinful; immoral; profligate; -- said of persons and things; as, a wicked king; a wicked woman; a wicked deed; wicked designs. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hence, then, and evil go with thee along,
Thy offspring, to the place of evil, hell,
Thou and thy wicked crew! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Never, never, wicked man was wise. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Cursed; baneful; hurtful; bad; pernicious; dangerous. [ Obs. ] “Wicked dew.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

This were a wicked way, but whoso had a guide. P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Ludicrously or sportively mischievous; disposed to mischief; roguish. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Pen looked uncommonly wicked. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Iniquitous; sinful; criminal; guilty; immoral; unjust; unrighteous; unholy; irreligious; ungodly; profane; vicious; pernicious; atrocious; nefarious; heinous; flagrant; flagitious; abandoned. See Iniquitous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a wicked manner; in a manner, or with motives and designs, contrary to the divine law or the law of morality; viciously; corruptly; immorally. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. 2 Sam. xxiv. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quality or state of being wicked; departure from the rules of the divine or the moral law; evil disposition or practices; immorality; depravity; sinfulness. [ 1913 Webster ]

God saw that the wickedness of man was great. Gen. vi. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their inward part is very wickedness. Ps. v. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A wicked thing or act; crime; sin; iniquity. [ 1913 Webster ]

I'll never care what wickedness I do,
If this man comes to good. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Same as Quicken tree. [ 1913 Webster ]