单词 | match |
释义 | match 2 (măch) n. 1. A narrow piece of material, usually wood or cardboard, coated on one end with a compound that ignites when scratched against a rough or chemically treated surface. 2. An easily ignited cord or wick, formerly used to detonate powder charges or to fire cannons and muzzle-loading firearms. [Middle English mecche, macche, lamp wick, from Anglo-Norman meche, mesche, perhaps ultimately from Latin myxa, a lamp's nozzle, from Greek muxa, mucus, lamp wick.] |
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