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parlour match

parlour match noun: a low-sulphur or sulphurless friction match, a friction match with no disagreeable brimstone odour, particularly those employing paraffin instead of sulphur to slow the combustion of the matchstick.

Noun

parlour match (plural parlour matches)

  1. (UK, archaic) A low-sulphur or sulphurless friction match, a friction match with no disagreeable brimstone odour, particularly those employing paraffin instead of sulphur to slow the combustion of the matchstick.

Forms of parlour match

pluralparlour matches
alternative formparlor match

Questions about parlour match

What does parlour match mean?
Parlour match means a low-sulphur or sulphurless friction match, a friction match with no disagreeable brimstone odour, particularly those employing paraffin instead of sulphur to slow the combustion of the matchstick.
What part of speech is parlour match?
Parlour match is a noun.
What is the plural of parlour match?
The plural of parlour match is parlour matches.

Words near parlour match in the dictionary

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  2. parlour guitar
  3. parlour guitars
  4. parlour LARP
  5. parlour LARPs
  6. parlour match
  7. parlour matches
  8. parlour palm
  9. parlour palms
  10. parlour pink
  11. parlour pinks

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