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lucifer [ˈluːsɪfə] n a friction match: originally a trade name for a match manufactured in England in the 19th century Lucifer [ˈluːsɪfə] n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the leader of the rebellion of the angels: usually identified with Satan 2. (Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) the planet Venus when it rises as the morning star [Old English, from Latin Lūcifer, light-bearer, from lūx light + ferre to bear] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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A straight, dry, and partly decayed stick of the Hibiscus, about six feet in length, and half as many inches in diameter, with a small, bit of wood not more than a foot long, and scarcely an inch wide, is as invariably to be met with in every house in Typee as a box of lucifer matches in the corner of a kitchen cupboard at home. The solemnity is simple; the five corps assemble at night, and at a signal they all fall loading themselves with beer, out of pint-mugs, as fast as possible, and each man keeps his own count--usually by laying aside a lucifer match for each mud he empties. The first tumbler in the world, you must know, was Lucifer, when they cast or pitched him out of heaven; for he came tumbling into the bottomless pit. |
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