| 单词 | congreve match |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCongreve match 2. More fully Congreve match: A particular kind of friction match, invented by Sir W. Congreve. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > match, spill, or taper for lighting > specifically ignited by friction allumette1601 fire cane1644 paper match1780 Strasbourg match1825 match1830 lucifer match1831 fusee1832 loco-foco1835 oxymuriatic match1835 Congreve1839 Vesta1839 friction-match1847 safety match1850 German Congreve1851 Vesuvian1853 star1862 safety1876 tandstickor1884 post-and-railsa1890 book match1899 Swan Vesta1908 1839 Boston (Lincs.) Herald 17 Dec. 4/1 In the drawer of the table..were a quantity of Congreve matches. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 431/2 I believe I was the first who hawked ‘Congreves’, or ‘instantaneous lights’; they weren't called ‘lucifers’ for a good while after. 1854 C. Knight Once upon a Time II. 274 The penny box of Lucifers, or Congreves..is a..triumph of science. < as lemmas |
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