Assertion: common mullein's leaf | /r/ObjectUse | used as wick
Facets:
value: for candles
type: PURPOSE
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Roman soldiers dipped the stalks in grease and used them as torches....the leaves are still sometimes used as wicks.
text: The leaves were dried, rolled and used as wicks for candles and the entire dried flowering stalks were dipped in tallow and used for torches, hence the names 'candlewick plant' or 'torches'.