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Definition of Match box

Match box
Match Match, n. [OE. macche, F. m[`e]che, F. m[`e]che, fr. L. myxa a lamp nozzle, Gr. ? mucus, nostril, a lamp nozzle. Cf. Mucus.] Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium. Match box, a box for holding matches. Match tub, a tub with a perforated cover for holding slow matches for firing cannon, esp. on board ship. The tub contains a little water in the bottom, for extinguishing sparks from the lighted matches. Quick match, threads of cotton or cotton wick soaked in a solution of gunpowder mixed with gum arabic and boiling water and afterwards strewed over with mealed powder. It burns at the rate of one yard in thirteen seconds, and is used as priming for heavy mortars, fireworks, etc. Slow match, slightly twisted hempen rope soaked in a solution of limewater and saltpeter or washed in a lye of water and wood ashes. It burns at the rate of four or five inches an hour, and is used for firing cannon, fireworks, etc.

Meaning of Match box from wikipedia

- wrestling matches, sometimes called "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more...
- The price of a box of 50 matches was one shilling. With each box was supplied a piece of sandpaper, folded double, through which the match had to be drawn...
- collecting different match-related items: matchboxes, matchbox labels, matchbooks, matchcovers, matchsafes, etc. A matchbox is a box made of cardboard or...
- released in 1957. Blind Lemon Jefferson wrote and recorded a song entitled "Match Box Blues" in 1927, which is musically different but which contains some lyric...
- simply a “vesta”, is a small box made to house wax, or "strike anywhere", matches. The first successful friction match appeared in 1826, and in 1832...
- regions. "The Match (2025)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 14, 2025. "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean...
- Match Game is an American television panel game show that premiered on NBC in 1962 and has been revived several times over the course of the last six...
- "Match Point (2006)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018. "Match Point (2005)". Box Office...
- incubator with a West Hollywood outpost. Realizing the name MatchBox was too similar to Match.com, Rad, his co-founders, and early employees renamed the...
- Match,' Weddings, Babies and One Bachelor Holdout". The New York Times. Retrieved March 14, 2016. The Perfect Match at IMDb The Perfect Match at Box Office...