English Explanatory Dictionary

parlour match

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A low-sulphur or sulphurless friction match, a friction match with no disagreeable brimstone odour, particularly those employing paraffin instead of sulphur to slow the combustion of the matchstick.

Word forms

parlour match parlour matches parlor match
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