lucifer match

noun

1. friction match.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lucifer match¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

It was here that in 1829 he invented a lucifer match by adopting sulphur as the medium between the explosive material and the wood, but he refused to patent the invention.

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The Lucifer Match is a similar example of division of labor, and the skill of long, practice.

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There are about ten Lucifer Match manufactories in London.

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Then comes the Lucifer Match to supply the want; to light the candle to look in the dark cupboard—to light the afternoon fire to boil the kettle.

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The demand for the Lucifer Match is always continuous, for it is a perishable article.

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