safety match

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noun

a match designed to ignite only when rubbed on a specially prepared surface.

Origin of safety match

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby safety match

safety lamp, safety lens, safety lintel, safety lock, safety man, safety match, safety net, safety pin, safety razor, safety squeeze, safety touch

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Example sentences from the Web for safety match

After several ineffectual attempts to light this, he discovered it was a safety-match.
Tales of Space and Time|Herbert George Wells
The grenadier wore an armlet covered with a friction composition such as is used on a safety-match box.
Inventions of the Great War|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
He could trust himself—but woe to the groom who so much as scratched a safety-match within his domain.
Much Ado About Peter|Jean Webster
I sent you a safety-match box full of flowers last night from Leukerbad.
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 3, 1876-1885|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

One scheme was to use a safety-match composition on the end of a fuse.
Inventions of the Great War|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond

British Dictionary definitions for safety match

safety match

noun

a match that will light only when struck against a specially prepared surface

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单词	safety match
释义	safety match SEE SYNONYMS FOR safety match ON THESAURUS.COM noun a match designed to ignite only when rubbed on a specially prepared surface. Origin of safety match First recorded in 1860–65 Words nearby safety match safety lamp, safety lens, safety lintel, safety lock, safety man, safety match, safety net, safety pin, safety razor, safety squeeze, safety touch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for safety match After several ineffectual attempts to light this, he discovered it was a safety-match. Tales of Space and Time\|Herbert George Wells The grenadier wore an armlet covered with a friction composition such as is used on a safety-match box. Inventions of the Great War\|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond He could trust himself—but woe to the groom who so much as scratched a safety-match within his domain. Much Ado About Peter\|Jean Webster I sent you a safety-match box full of flowers last night from Leukerbad. The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 3, 1876-1885\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) One scheme was to use a safety-match composition on the end of a fuse. Inventions of the Great War\|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond British Dictionary definitions for safety match safety match noun a match that will light only when struck against a specially prepared surface Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to safety match friction match, matchbook
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safety match

noun

Origin of safety match

Words nearby safety match

Example sentences from the Web for safety match

British Dictionary definitions for safety match

noun

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