lucifer match
Example Sentences
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The Moth is now pinned down in a lucifer match box, awaiting your inspection.
From Two Suffolk Friends by Groome, Francis Hindes
The old man struck a lucifer match and lit the gas.
From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie
To aid me, I lighted a lucifer match, and by its flickering glare I saw right in front of me that beautiful pale face, enclosed as it were in a frame by the little window.
From A Day's Ride A Life's Romance by Lever, Charles James
One of the largest English fire insurance companies estimates that the introduction of the lucifer match has caused it a damage of £10,000 per annum.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm
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
