snuff of a lamp-wick

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• snuff — 1. noun /snʌf/ a) Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose. Dry snuffs are often adulterated with quicklime, and moist snuffs, as rappee, with ammonia, hellebore, pearl ash, etc. b) …   Wiktionary

• match — match1 [mach] n. [ME macche < OFr mesche, wick of a candle, match < VL * micca, prob. altered (by assoc. with muccare, to snuff a candle, orig., to blow one s nose < L mucus, MUCUS) < L myxa < Gr, lamp wick, lit., nasal discharge,… …   English World dictionary

• match´er — match1 «mach», noun. 1. a short, slender piece of wood or pasteboard tipped with a mixture that takes fire when rubbed on a rough or specially prepared surface: »The heads of matches have, at the very tip, a chemical called phosphorus sulfide. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

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• MENORAH — (Heb. מְנוֹרָה; candelabrum ), the name given to the seven branched candelabrum which, according to the Bible, was a prominent feature of the tabernacle erected by the people of Israel in the wilderness, as well as in the Jerusalem Temple. In… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Kerosene heater — A kerosene heater, also known as a paraffin heater, is a portable, unvented, kerosene fueled, space heating device. In the United States they are used mainly for supplemental heat or as a source of emergency heat during a power outage. In some… …   Wikipedia

• technology, history of — Introduction       the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …   Universalium

• candle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. taper, wax, cierge. See light. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. taper, rushlight, torch, bougie, dip; see also light 3 . Types of candles include: wax, tallow, beeswax, holiday, Christmas, Hanukkah, Paschal,… …   English dictionary for students