lucifer match

Example Sentences

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As a lucifer match in the hands of a madman, when struck, may be the occasion of blowing up castles or burning down cities, so the tongue may “set on fire the course of nature.”

From Talkers With Illustrations by Bate, John

At last the doctor lighted a lucifer match, and away scampered at least a hundred rats into the holes from whence they had come out.

From A Voyage round the World A book for boys by Kingston, William Henry Giles

These had strictly private dealings with the host, and showed a great objection to having a lucifer match struck near their faces.

From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav

In the latter case, shave with cold water by the light of your candle, lit by your own lucifer match.

From Canada and the Canadians Volume I by Bonnycastle, Richard Henry

Thus, how incalculably, and in how many ways, have recent discoveries in chemistry enhanced human happiness, of which the lucifer match furnishes a home example.

From The Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology by Fowler, L. N.