vesuvian

ve·su·vi·an  (v-sv-n)

n.

A slow-burning match formerly used for lighting cigars; a fusee.

adj.

Marked by sudden or violent outbursts: a vesuvian temper.

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[After Mount Vesuvius.]

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vesuvian

an early type of match that was difficult to extinguish.

See also: Fire

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vesuvian - a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone idocrase, vesuvianite mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition