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phillumenist|fɪˈljuː-, fɪˈluːmənɪst|
Also philumenist.
[f. phil- + L. lūmen light + -ist.]
A collector of match-box or match-book labels. Hence phiˈllumeny, the collecting of such labels.
Quot. 1943, supplied by a private correspondent, is from an unverifiable source.
1943M. S. Evans in Floyd's Label Rev. May 4, I have been wondering..if we could not have a better name than ‘labelists’... Under luminary in the dictionary I found the Latin word Lumen (light) and under philately the Greek word Philos (loving), also came across the Latin word Lucus (light). These suggest Phillumenist and Philucist. 1949This Week 23 Oct. 24/2 Phillumenists (the word properly fits those who collect labels from wooden-match boxes, but also is applied to the paper⁓book fans) are outnumbered among hobbyists only by stamp collectors. 1951Britannica Bk. of Year 686/2 Phillumeny, the hobby of collecting match-box covers. 1960News Chron. 18 Feb. 4/5 Are phillumeny, meadopholy, tegestology and fromology as popular as they were? 1960W. Miller Russians as People 178 Some matchbox designs, among the hundreds which now make Russia a philumenist's paradise, have a charming simplicity suited to their size. 1967Listener 13 Apr. 493/3 Little did John Walker foresee that his invention would become a great blessing to mankind, or that it would give rise to a popular hobby—phillumeny. 1976Weekend Mag. (Montreal) 18 Dec. 8/1 Phillumenists go weak in the knees at the prospect of a rare matchbook cover. |