单词 | phillumenist |
释义 | phillumenistn. A collector of matchbox labels or matchbook covers. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > collecting other articles > [noun] > collector bibliophile1824 antiquist1856 trophy hunter1862 antiquer1906 cartophilist1936 phillumenist1943 deltiologist1959 tegestologist1960 notaphilist1970 ephemerist1976 scripophile1978 scripophilist1979 1943 M. 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. 1949 This 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. 1960 W. 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. 1976 Weekend Mag. (Montreal) 18 Dec. 8/1 Phillumenists go weak in the knees at the prospect of a rare matchbook cover. 2002 Liverpool Daily Post (Nexis) 17 Dec. (Features section) 14 There are hundreds of phillumenists. The British Matchbox Label and Booklet Society have about 500 members. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1943 |
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