| 单词 | fire bottle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire bottle fire bottle n. now historical a bottle or vial of phosphorus or other flammable material, used to start a fire or (formerly) as an incendiary weapon (cf. firepot n. 1). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > other means of ignition burning-glass1570 sunglass1591 salamander1698 fire bottle1708 fireworks1743 sunglass1801 eupyrion1827 burning-lens1831 1708 tr. J. Ozanam Recreations Math. & Physical 525 Fire-pots for War..when they resemble a Bottle or a Vial they are call' d Fire-bottles or Vials [Fr. Bouteilles à feu ou Phioles à feu]. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 122 A most useful application of phosphorus..is the art of making the fire bottle, that affords immediate light. 2006 H. Green Wood vii. 287 All sorts of frightening attempts were made to make a safe fire starter, including ‘fire bottles’. < as lemmas |
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