ABSP: Words - Matches

Culture > Domestic > Matches

Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.

fidibus	(Obs.) a paper spill for lighting a pipe etc.
fusee	(Fr.) a match with a long oval head for outdoor use.
fuzee	(Fr.) a match with a long oval head for outdoor use.
locofoco	(Spanish) a match or cigar which can be lit by friction on any rough surface.
lucifer	a match.
matchbook	a book of matches.
phillumenist	a collector of match-books.
phillumeny	the hobby of collecting of matchbox labels.
vesta	(Lat.) a kind of short wooden or wax match.
vesuvian	a smoker's slow-burning match.

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