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ortions, to be burned. But true it is, that when the oil is spent The light goes out, and wick is thrown away. Spenser.

place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick. Stow.

Wicked. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. "With full wikke intent." Chaucer.

Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp.

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. I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. 2 Sam. xxiv. 17.

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. God saw that the wickedness of man was great. Gen. vi. 5. Their inward part is very wickedness. Ps. v. 9.

Same as Quicken tree.

Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket. Then quick did dress His half milk up for cheese, and in a press Of wicker pressed it. Chapman.

Made of, secured by, or covered with, wickers or wickerwork. Ships of light timber, wickered with osier between, and covered over with leather. Milton.

A texture of osiers, twigs, or rods; articles made of such a texture.

e, or the door which is used to close such entrance or aperture. Piers Plowman. "Heaven's wicket." Milton. And so went to the high street, . . . and came to the great tower, but the gate and wicket was fast closed. Ld. Berners. The wicket, often opened, knew the key. Dryden.

the material of which wicks are made; esp., a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton.

Vars of Wikiup.

See Bailiwick. [Obs.]

The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.

See Japan black.

An oxychloride of copper, used as a green pigment; also, a carbonate of copper similarly employed.

The district to which a constable's power is limited. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

Fantastic; restless; as, kicksy-wicksy flames. Nares.

That which is restless and uneasy.