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What (who) is safety match - definition

STICK MADE OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL (TYPICALLY WOOD) USED FOR LIGHTING FIRES
Matches; Lucifer (match); Friction match; Safety match; Matchstick; Match heads; Safety matches; Matchsticks; Matchs; Lucifer match; Storm match
  • The [[London matchgirls strike of 1888]] campaigned against the use of white phosphorus in match making, which led to bone disorders such as ''[[phossy jaw]]''.
  • Packing girls at the [[Bryant & May]] factory.
  • John Walker]], inventor of the friction match.
  • Match container, about 1875
  • Joseph Wright]], depicting [[Hennig Brand]] discovering [[phosphorus]].
  • ''[[The New York Times]]'' report dated 29 January 1911
  • A match at the beginning of the combustion process
  • Sulfur-head matches, 1828, lit by dipping into a bottle of phosphorus
  • ''Super Deportistas'' matches from mid 20th century Mexico, part of the permanent collection of the [[Museo del Objeto del Objeto]], in [[Mexico City]].

safety match         
¦ noun a match that ignites only when struck on a specially prepared surface, especially the side of a matchbox.
matchstick         
¦ noun
1. the stem of a match.
2. a long, thin piece: cut the vegetables into matchsticks.
[as modifier] Brit. (of a figure) drawn using thin straight lines.
matchstick         
(matchsticks)
A matchstick is the wooden part of a match.
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Wikipedia

Match

A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper. One end is coated with a material that can be ignited by friction generated by striking the match against a suitable surface. Wooden matches are packaged in matchboxes, and paper matches are partially cut into rows and stapled into matchbooks. The coated end of a match, known as the match "head", consists of a bead of active ingredients and binder, often colored for easier inspection. There are two main types of matches: safety matches, which can be struck only against a specially prepared surface, and strike-anywhere matches, for which any suitably frictional surface can be used.

Examples of use of safety match
1. They gave Russian řâĺäńęŕH'; ńď';÷ęŕ (safety match, literally "Swedish match"), which was invented in Sweden in 1844.
2. Email the Opinion Page EditorŘâĺäńęŕH'; ńď';÷ęŕ: safety match Russian has plenty of words borrowed from other national languages, but it doesn‘t have too many examples of a nationality itself infiltrating the language.
3. This is hopeful rather than ethnically accurate, and Swedes must get tired of explaining that they may have invented the first safety match, but they didn‘t take out the world patent on free love.