I've been doing some research on fibers on the net, and there appears to be some confusion between the terms absorbent and wicking. A definition I found says that absorbent fibers actually take the moisture into themselves, whereas wicking is the transfer of moisture along the outside of the fibers. I have found places that say that wool wicks, places that say that cotton wicks, but both these fibers are very absorbent, and I think the term wicking is being used inappropriately. If the moisture is "wicked away", that seems to say that the moisture is taken away from the wearer to the outside of the fabric, where it can evaporate without the wearer feeling wet. Do any of the natural fibers *truly* have this property, or is this only a man-made fiber characteristic?
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