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vesta /ˈvɛstə/ n - a short friction match, usually of wood
Etymology: 19th Century: named after the goddess; see Vesta1 Ves•ta (ves′tə),USA pronunciation n. - Mythologythe ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- [Astron.]the third largest and one of the four brightest asteroids.
- British Terms(l.c.) a short friction match with a wood or wax shank.
- a female given name.
- Latin
- Middle English 1350–1400
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Vesta /ˈvɛstə/ n - the Roman goddess of the hearth and its fire. In her temple a perpetual flame was tended by the vestal virgins
Greek counterpart: Hestia