Congreven.

Brit.

/ˈkɒŋɡriːv/, U.S.

/ˈkɑŋˌɡriv/

Etymology: An English surname.

1. More fully Congreve rocket: A kind of rocket for use in war, invented in 1808 by Col. Sir William Congreve (1772–1828).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > rocket

pound rocket1752

Congreve1809

rocket1915

retro-rocket1948

1809 Naval Chron. 21 349 Shrapnell's shells and Congreve's rockets.

1809 Naval Chron. 22 371 A 32-pounder Congreve.

1827 W. M. Praed in Port Folio 22 359/2 Sunk in their deep and hollow sockets That blazing couple of Congreve rockets.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. v. 50/1 Your Congreve needs a new case or wrappage for every new rocket.

2. More fully Congreve match: A particular kind of friction match, invented by Sir W. Congreve.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > match, spill, or taper for lighting > specifically ignited by friction

allumette1601

fire cane1644

paper match1780

Strasbourg match1825

match1830

lucifer match1831

fusee1832

loco-foco1835

oxymuriatic match1835

Congreve1839

Vesta1839

friction-match1847

safety match1850

German Congreve1851

Vesuvian1853

star1862

safety1876

tandstickor1884

post-and-railsa1890

book match1899

Swan Vesta1908

1839 Boston (Lincs.) Herald 17 Dec. 4/1 In the drawer of the table..were a quantity of Congreve matches.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 431/2 I believe I was the first who hawked ‘Congreves’, or ‘instantaneous lights’; they weren't called ‘lucifers’ for a good while after.

1854 C. Knight Once upon a Time II. 274 The penny box of Lucifers, or Congreves..is a..triumph of science.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	congreve
释义	Congreven. Brit. /ˈkɒŋɡriːv/, U.S. /ˈkɑŋˌɡriv/ Etymology: An English surname. 1. More fully Congreve rocket: A kind of rocket for use in war, invented in 1808 by Col. Sir William Congreve (1772–1828). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > rocket pound rocket1752 Congreve1809 rocket1915 retro-rocket1948 1809 Naval Chron. 21 349 Shrapnell's shells and Congreve's rockets. 1809 Naval Chron. 22 371 A 32-pounder Congreve. 1827 W. M. Praed in Port Folio 22 359/2 Sunk in their deep and hollow sockets That blazing couple of Congreve rockets. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. v. 50/1 Your Congreve needs a new case or wrappage for every new rocket. 2. More fully Congreve match: A particular kind of friction match, invented by Sir W. Congreve. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > match, spill, or taper for lighting > specifically ignited by friction allumette1601 fire cane1644 paper match1780 Strasbourg match1825 match1830 lucifer match1831 fusee1832 loco-foco1835 oxymuriatic match1835 Congreve1839 Vesta1839 friction-match1847 safety match1850 German Congreve1851 Vesuvian1853 star1862 safety1876 tandstickor1884 post-and-railsa1890 book match1899 Swan Vesta1908 1839 Boston (Lincs.) Herald 17 Dec. 4/1 In the drawer of the table..were a quantity of Congreve matches. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 431/2 I believe I was the first who hawked ‘Congreves’, or ‘instantaneous lights’; they weren't called ‘lucifers’ for a good while after. 1854 C. Knight Once upon a Time II. 274 The penny box of Lucifers, or Congreves..is a..triumph of science. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1809
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