matchboxn.

Brit.

/ˈmatʃbɒks/, U.S.

/ˈmætʃˌbɑks/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: match n.², box n.²

Etymology: < match n.² + box n.²

1. Military. A metal tube pierced with small holes, used by soldiers to conceal lighted matches at night. Now historical.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > flax-box or match-box

flax-box1576

matchbox1786

1786 F. Grose Treat. Anc. Armour 65 The musqueteer should also have a little tin tube..big enough to admit a match, and pierced full of little holes, that he may not be discovered by his match..; this was the origin of the match~boxes, till lately worn by our grenadiers.

1894 C. Walton Hist. Brit. Standing Army xxi. 351 The Match-box..was a thin tube..pierced with small holes..to conceal the burning match when on sentry or on any enterprise at night.

2. A box for holding matches; (now) esp. a small rectangular box of cardboard comprising a sliding compartment, usually with a roughened strip on the side for striking matches. Also (Indian English and colloquial): such a box containing matches, a box of matches (see quot. 1979).

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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > container or holder for tinder or matches

tinder-box1530

firebox1555

tinder1570

linstock1575

funk horn1673

spunk-box1721

phosphorus box1792

light box1816

spunk-flask1835

match-bottle1839

matchbox1853

match-pot1856

match-safe1860

punk-box1862

match-stand1873

match holder1884

book1899

safety box1902

matchbook1937

1853 J. T. Headley Adirondack 32 I sat down on a log, and (thanks to my Alpine match-box,) soon struck a light.

1866 J. R. Lowell in Wks. (1890) II. 93 Mr. Carlyle is for calling down fire from heaven whenever he cannot readily lay his hand on the match-box.

1903 S. E. White Forest 383 Absolute necessities for hard trip... Knife; mosquito-dope; compass; match box.

1946 Civil & Mil. Gaz. (Lahore) 17 Dec. 15/2 A match-box worth half an anna is sold at two annas a box in the black market.

1977 J. Sikakane Window on Soweto (1980) 25 One of the inmates will stumble around the room in search of a matchbox to light a candle.

1979 P. Nihalani et al. Indian & Brit. Eng. 120 ‘May I borrow your matchbox, please?’.. The speaker of the above sentence presumably required a box with some matches in it..‘a box of matches’. This usage is highly characteristic.

1988 A. Desai Baumgartner's Bombay ii. 28 He fed and fed the infant hedgehog in its cradle of cottonwool inside a matchbox.

3. figurative. A small, cramped house or flat; (South African) a matchbox-shaped house built as part of a mass housing scheme in a township (more fully matchbox house).

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > small house

mousetrap1727

cottage1765

maisonette1785

houselet1802

matchbox1920

1920 J. Joyce Let. 29 Sept. (1957) I. 148 Got notice to quit this matchbox and am..looking for a flat.

1953 H. MacInnes I & my True Love x. 91 Soon, in the neatly tidied space, a four-storeyed matchbox was raised, end up, on top of another matchbox which lay on its side.

1963 M. Benson Afr. Patriots 288 During the night helicopters flew low over townships flashing searchlights down on the matchbox houses and rough roads.

1990 D. Bristow & S. Motjuwadi Soweto 45 Most houses are the two- to four-roomed ‘matchboxes’ where whole families..squeeze into each tiny room.

1993 Sat. Night (Toronto) Feb. 24/3 A square block of matchbox houses.., where virtually all the main characters toughed out their adolescences.

4. Usually in form Matchbox. A proprietary name for: a toy, esp. a model vehicle, comparable in size to a matchbox.

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society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > toy model car

minicar1948

Dinky car1950

Dinky toy1950

matchbox1954

slot car1966

slot racer1966

1954 Trade Marks Jrnl. 30 June 657/1 Matchbox... Toy models of agricultural and horticultural implements, of land vehicles and of machines.

1964 New Statesman 10 Apr. 579/1 Lesney Products (matchbox toys) has reported an accelerated increase in exports, turnover and profits.

1992 N. Hornby Fever Pitch 37 The only comparison I had at my disposal then was with toy cars: although I had no interest in Dinky or Corgi or Matchbox, I loved Lady Penelope's pink Rolls-Royce.

1997 Shetland Times 21 Nov. 34/1 (advt.) Matchbox connectables, 30-piece pack, £10; WWF Wrestling ring with ten wrestlers, £20.

2001 S. Armitage Little Green Man (2002) xxv. 161 Airfix aeroplanes swung from the roof, Matchbox cars shone in their perspex boxes.

Compounds

C1. General attributive, as matchbox label, matchbox maker, etc.

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1854 Census Great Brit. 1851 Table 53 Matchbox-maker.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Nov. 2/1 Twopence-halfpenny per gross is paid for matchbox-making.

1905 Pearson's Mag. July 103/2 Few fingers are too old and few too tiny to help the match-box maker.

1946 A. J. Cruse (title) Match-box labels of the world.

1990 Sphere (Sabena Airlines) July 6/2 Some ‘pretty, little thing’ that turns out to be a silver Georgian matchbox-holder.

C2.

matchbox bean n. Australian any of the large, shiny, dark brown seeds of the vine Entada phaseoloides (family Mimosaceae ( Leguminosae)), native to the Old World tropics, which are sometimes carved into matchboxes; (also) the long pod in which these seeds are borne, or the vine itself.

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1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 289/2 Match-box Bean, another name for the ripe hard seed of the Queensland bean.

1917 Bulletin (Sydney) 7 June 22/4 The bucks went into the surrounding scrubs and gathered matchbox beans..and clothes-line props.

1948 H. A. Lindsay Bushman's Handbk. 93 The matchbox bean is a vine carrying pods about two feet long, containing large brown seeds.

1969 R. Lawrence Aboriginal Habitat & Econ. 166 The preparation of the Matchbox Bean was evidently so arduous..that it was regarded more as a stand-by than a staple.

matchbox skirt n. a skirt having a rectangular, boxy shape (see quot. 1968).

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1962 Harper's Bazaar Oct. 134/2 A matchbox skirt. A flipover belt ties on the hips.

1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 45 Match-box, a skirt given a squared box-like look by outside stitched seams back and front, introduced by Dior.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	matchbox
释义	matchboxn. Brit. /ˈmatʃbɒks/, U.S. /ˈmætʃˌbɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: match n.², box n.² Etymology: < match n.² + box n.² 1. Military. A metal tube pierced with small holes, used by soldiers to conceal lighted matches at night. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > flax-box or match-box flax-box1576 matchbox1786 1786 F. Grose Treat. Anc. Armour 65 The musqueteer should also have a little tin tube..big enough to admit a match, and pierced full of little holes, that he may not be discovered by his match..; this was the origin of the match~boxes, till lately worn by our grenadiers. 1894 C. Walton Hist. Brit. Standing Army xxi. 351 The Match-box..was a thin tube..pierced with small holes..to conceal the burning match when on sentry or on any enterprise at night. 2. A box for holding matches; (now) esp. a small rectangular box of cardboard comprising a sliding compartment, usually with a roughened strip on the side for striking matches. Also (Indian English and colloquial): such a box containing matches, a box of matches (see quot. 1979). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > container or holder for tinder or matches tinder-box1530 firebox1555 tinder1570 linstock1575 funk horn1673 spunk-box1721 phosphorus box1792 light box1816 spunk-flask1835 match-bottle1839 matchbox1853 match-pot1856 match-safe1860 punk-box1862 match-stand1873 match holder1884 book1899 safety box1902 matchbook1937 1853 J. T. Headley Adirondack 32 I sat down on a log, and (thanks to my Alpine match-box,) soon struck a light. 1866 J. R. Lowell in Wks. (1890) II. 93 Mr. Carlyle is for calling down fire from heaven whenever he cannot readily lay his hand on the match-box. 1903 S. E. White Forest 383 Absolute necessities for hard trip... Knife; mosquito-dope; compass; match box. 1946 Civil & Mil. Gaz. (Lahore) 17 Dec. 15/2 A match-box worth half an anna is sold at two annas a box in the black market. 1977 J. Sikakane Window on Soweto (1980) 25 One of the inmates will stumble around the room in search of a matchbox to light a candle. 1979 P. Nihalani et al. Indian & Brit. Eng. 120 ‘May I borrow your matchbox, please?’.. The speaker of the above sentence presumably required a box with some matches in it..‘a box of matches’. This usage is highly characteristic. 1988 A. Desai Baumgartner's Bombay ii. 28 He fed and fed the infant hedgehog in its cradle of cottonwool inside a matchbox. 3. figurative. A small, cramped house or flat; (South African) a matchbox-shaped house built as part of a mass housing scheme in a township (more fully matchbox house). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > small house mousetrap1727 cottage1765 maisonette1785 houselet1802 matchbox1920 1920 J. Joyce Let. 29 Sept. (1957) I. 148 Got notice to quit this matchbox and am..looking for a flat. 1953 H. MacInnes I & my True Love x. 91 Soon, in the neatly tidied space, a four-storeyed matchbox was raised, end up, on top of another matchbox which lay on its side. 1963 M. Benson Afr. Patriots 288 During the night helicopters flew low over townships flashing searchlights down on the matchbox houses and rough roads. 1990 D. Bristow & S. Motjuwadi Soweto 45 Most houses are the two- to four-roomed ‘matchboxes’ where whole families..squeeze into each tiny room. 1993 Sat. Night (Toronto) Feb. 24/3 A square block of matchbox houses.., where virtually all the main characters toughed out their adolescences. 4. Usually in form Matchbox. A proprietary name for: a toy, esp. a model vehicle, comparable in size to a matchbox. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > toy model car minicar1948 Dinky car1950 Dinky toy1950 matchbox1954 slot car1966 slot racer1966 1954 Trade Marks Jrnl. 30 June 657/1 Matchbox... Toy models of agricultural and horticultural implements, of land vehicles and of machines. 1964 New Statesman 10 Apr. 579/1 Lesney Products (matchbox toys) has reported an accelerated increase in exports, turnover and profits. 1992 N. Hornby Fever Pitch 37 The only comparison I had at my disposal then was with toy cars: although I had no interest in Dinky or Corgi or Matchbox, I loved Lady Penelope's pink Rolls-Royce. 1997 Shetland Times 21 Nov. 34/1 (advt.) Matchbox connectables, 30-piece pack, £10; WWF Wrestling ring with ten wrestlers, £20. 2001 S. Armitage Little Green Man (2002) xxv. 161 Airfix aeroplanes swung from the roof, Matchbox cars shone in their perspex boxes. Compounds C1. General attributive, as matchbox label, matchbox maker, etc. ΚΠ 1854 Census Great Brit. 1851 Table 53 Matchbox-maker. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Nov. 2/1 Twopence-halfpenny per gross is paid for matchbox-making. 1905 Pearson's Mag. July 103/2 Few fingers are too old and few too tiny to help the match-box maker. 1946 A. J. Cruse (title) Match-box labels of the world. 1990 Sphere (Sabena Airlines) July 6/2 Some ‘pretty, little thing’ that turns out to be a silver Georgian matchbox-holder. C2. matchbox bean n. Australian any of the large, shiny, dark brown seeds of the vine Entada phaseoloides (family Mimosaceae ( Leguminosae)), native to the Old World tropics, which are sometimes carved into matchboxes; (also) the long pod in which these seeds are borne, or the vine itself. ΚΠ 1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 289/2 Match-box Bean, another name for the ripe hard seed of the Queensland bean. 1917 Bulletin (Sydney) 7 June 22/4 The bucks went into the surrounding scrubs and gathered matchbox beans..and clothes-line props. 1948 H. A. Lindsay Bushman's Handbk. 93 The matchbox bean is a vine carrying pods about two feet long, containing large brown seeds. 1969 R. Lawrence Aboriginal Habitat & Econ. 166 The preparation of the Matchbox Bean was evidently so arduous..that it was regarded more as a stand-by than a staple. matchbox skirt n. a skirt having a rectangular, boxy shape (see quot. 1968). ΚΠ 1962 Harper's Bazaar Oct. 134/2 A matchbox skirt. A flipover belt ties on the hips. 1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 45 Match-box, a skirt given a squared box-like look by outside stitched seams back and front, introduced by Dior. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1786
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