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matchlit

matchlit adjective: lit by means of a match.

Adjective

matchlit (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Lit by means of a match.
    • Spanish soldiers with matchlit muskets quietly surrounded the Indians...2006, Michael Grunwald, The swamp: the Everglades, Florida, and the politics of paradise
    • The unofficial past flared more vividly, illuminated in matchlit glimpses.2007, Michelle De Kretser, The Lost Dog

Origin of matchlit

From match + lit.

Questions about matchlit

What does matchlit mean?
Matchlit means lit by means of a match.
What part of speech is matchlit?
Matchlit is an adjective.

Words near matchlit in the dictionary

  1. matchlesse
  2. matchlessly
  3. matchlessness
  4. matchlight
  5. matchlike
  6. matchlit
  7. matchlock
  8. matchlockman
  9. matchlockmen
  10. matchlocks
  11. matchmade

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