lucifer match
Example Sentences
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The old man struck a lucifer match and lit the gas.
From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie
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.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
Gazing toward the point, she observed a dim glow in the darkness, such as might have been made by the reflection of a lucifer match.
From The Great Cattle Trail by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
"Have you never heard as it ain't all gold as glitters?" said Drayton; and he struck a lucifer match on the top of the mahogany table.
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir
Such genius in our country runs to waste, a waste, as pitiful, it seems to me, as that of pulling down a star from the firmament for use as a lucifer match.
From My Reminiscences by Hesh, Sasi Kumar
