match safe

noun

match safe

noun

1

US, Historical A small container for matches.

The car ride was long, and it was late when they reached Esplanade Street. Arobin asked permission to enter for a second to light his cigarette—his match safe was empty.1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:

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