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vesuvian
noun as in friction match
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The Duke's vesuvian was sputtering in the spray and wind, and he got a good light before he answered.
Suffice it to say that one day Miles and his father had a Vesuvian meeting on the subject of the army.
At last the eruption became "Vesuvian," and the ashes from the crater threatened to re-bury Pompeii—we mean Ashcroft.
“Some few of them are sensible, though,” went on the latter, flaring up a vesuvian to light his pipe.
Still another of our well-remembered pensions was on the bright Vesuvian Bay.
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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to vesuvian, such as: congreve, congreve match, fusee, locofoco, lucifer match, and safety match.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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