safety match
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She struck a safety match, and flames roared 20 feet into the air, until only her two out stretched hands were visible.
From Time Magazine Archive
The "safety match," which will not ignite unless brought into contact with the side of the box in which it is packed, was invented by Lundström of Sweden, in 1855.
From Great Inventions and Discoveries by Piercy, Willis Duff
"The only fire I can light is with a safety match and the valve of a gas-stove!" replied Barbara, quaintly.
From Polly of Pebbly Pit by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
"Bless my safety match, Tom!" cried the old man.
From Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel, or, the Hidden City of the Andes by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
THE safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert
