slow matchn.

Brit.

/ˈsləʊ matʃ/, U.S.

/ˈsloʊ ˌmætʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slow adj., match n.²

Etymology: < slow adj. + match n.²

Now chiefly historical.

Material, such as hempen cord, that is made or treated so as to burn very slowly, used for making matchlocks, firing cannon, igniting a trail of gunpowder, etc. (see match n.² 3a); a slow-burning fuse made from such a material. Cf. quick-match n.

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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > cord or rope to light fireworks or guns

match?a1549

lunt1550

stouple1634

match-cord1647

slow match1651

quick-match1690

match-thread1740

match-line1824

punk1852

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > fuse

fuse1647

slow match1651

touch string1809

firing line1839

blasting-fuse1881

mote1881

German1883

1651 W. Davenant Gondibert (new ed.) i. iii. 31 Lest if too near, though like slow Match they burn, The Dukes rash Youth like Powder might take fire.

1778 W. Heath Let. 6 Jan. in G. Washington Papers (2003) Revolutionary War Ser. XIII. 162 A quantity of powder, Slow-match &c.

1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 275 During the Siege of Gibraltar, slow-match was made there in the following manner.

1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. i. 26 [She] ignored the very existence of a mere Negro like Jamaica Joe, as she sat by her cigars, and slow-match.

1881 Foreign Missionary Aug. 112 Having sent to the city for a large quantity of powder, he deposited it in the vaults beneath the building and applied a slow match.

1959 P. O'Brian Unknown Shore v. 113 In the barrels by the guns the slow match burnt portentously, with the particular crackle of saltpetre.

2001 C. F. Eckhardt Texas Smoke 15 When the glowing end of the slow match came into contact with the powder in the pan, the powder flashed up.

Compounds

slow match tree n. a deciduous tree of southern and south-east Asia, Careya arborea (family Lecythidaceae), bearing a rounded green fruit and having fibrous bark formerly used to make slow match.

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1855 J. F. Royle Fibrous Plants India 301 The stringy bark of a tree called koombhee (Careya arborea) is employed by the natives of the countries along the foot of the Himalayas as a slow match for their match-lock guns.]

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Slow-match tree, Careya arborea.

?1950 J. F. Dastur Useful Plants India Pakistan 66 English Names: Slow Match Tree, Wild Guava. Description: A large, stout, glabrous, deciduous tree.

2016 Hindu (Nexis) 20 May The 5,000 sq. ft Chavady [sc. a 16th-cent. mud palace] is now being..cemented together using a mixture of slaked lime, sugarcane molasses and extract from leaves of Slow Match Tree (Careya arborea) as was used in its original construction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	slow match
释义	slow matchn. Brit. /ˈsləʊ matʃ/, U.S. /ˈsloʊ ˌmætʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slow adj., match n.² Etymology: < slow adj. + match n.² Now chiefly historical. Material, such as hempen cord, that is made or treated so as to burn very slowly, used for making matchlocks, firing cannon, igniting a trail of gunpowder, etc. (see match n.² 3a); a slow-burning fuse made from such a material. Cf. quick-match n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > cord or rope to light fireworks or guns match?a1549 lunt1550 stouple1634 match-cord1647 slow match1651 quick-match1690 match-thread1740 match-line1824 punk1852 society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > fuse fuse1647 slow match1651 touch string1809 firing line1839 blasting-fuse1881 mote1881 German1883 1651 W. Davenant Gondibert (new ed.) i. iii. 31 Lest if too near, though like slow Match they burn, The Dukes rash Youth like Powder might take fire. 1778 W. Heath Let. 6 Jan. in G. Washington Papers (2003) Revolutionary War Ser. XIII. 162 A quantity of powder, Slow-match &c. 1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 275 During the Siege of Gibraltar, slow-match was made there in the following manner. 1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. i. 26 [She] ignored the very existence of a mere Negro like Jamaica Joe, as she sat by her cigars, and slow-match. 1881 Foreign Missionary Aug. 112 Having sent to the city for a large quantity of powder, he deposited it in the vaults beneath the building and applied a slow match. 1959 P. O'Brian Unknown Shore v. 113 In the barrels by the guns the slow match burnt portentously, with the particular crackle of saltpetre. 2001 C. F. Eckhardt Texas Smoke 15 When the glowing end of the slow match came into contact with the powder in the pan, the powder flashed up. Compounds slow match tree n. a deciduous tree of southern and south-east Asia, Careya arborea (family Lecythidaceae), bearing a rounded green fruit and having fibrous bark formerly used to make slow match. ΚΠ 1855 J. F. Royle Fibrous Plants India 301 The stringy bark of a tree called koombhee (Careya arborea) is employed by the natives of the countries along the foot of the Himalayas as a slow match for their match-lock guns.] 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Slow-match tree, Careya arborea. ?1950 J. F. Dastur Useful Plants India Pakistan 66 English Names: Slow Match Tree, Wild Guava. Description: A large, stout, glabrous, deciduous tree. 2016 Hindu (Nexis) 20 May The 5,000 sq. ft Chavady [sc. a 16th-cent. mud palace] is now being..cemented together using a mixture of slaked lime, sugarcane molasses and extract from leaves of Slow Match Tree (Careya arborea) as was used in its original construction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1651
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