单词 | to strike a light |
释义 | > as lemmasto strike a light (c) to strike a light: to produce a flame with flint and steel or by the friction of a match. Also (chiefly Australian and New Zealand) imperative as a mild imprecation (cf. sense 46c). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)] > kindle or set alight > produce (fire or spark) by striking slayc1000 strike?c1450 to strike a light1684 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 184 Wherefore he strook a Light (for he never goes also without his Tinder-box). View more context for this quotation 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. xii. 235 A light being struck, a fire was kindled. 1820 W. Scott Monastery III. iii. 71 The means of striking light were at hand in the small apartment. 1892 Temple Bar Apr. 471 He felt for his matches and struck a light. < as lemmas |
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